Chapter 8. Error and Remediation

I would like to think that, at this point, you’re pretty well armed to defend yourself against error creeping into your delivered products. Nevertheless, every tool I’ve given you, every tool you had before you picked up this book, and every one you will acquire in the future mitigates risk rather than eliminates it altogether. Mistakes will be made. You’ve probably made them in the past. You’ll probably make them in the future. You’ve almost certainly seen them made by others in the past and will again. No process is complete without a mechanism to identify and remediate errors.

Before I get into the “how,” I cover the “what” of errors. Multiple classes of error can sneak into your database design and each of ...

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