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HiredMind
Member since Jul 14, 2011
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Recent Blog Comments By HiredMind
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Why NULL Values Should Not Be Used in a Database Unless Required
Posted on Jul 14, 2011 at 5:05 PM
I agree that for strings, and many other types that have a natural concept of an "empty" or "default" value, null should be avoided. But consider the case of a column that stores a customer's gender. Naturally this should be represented with a boolean. With gender, there is... read more »
