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Static data

Created 2006-11-09T06:49:59.370Z, last edited 2006-11-09T07:01:48.562Z

This is an object-oriented database design for storing the static data supplied by Netflix for their programming prize. The database schema presented here is for FOST.3™, but it is easy to adapt for other programming environments.

The schema diagram
This is not meant to be a tutorial on how to design large databases. It is merely an example of an object-oriented database design that can be used for storing and managing the static data supplied by Netflix. I do however discuss issues of defencive design and optimisation that are highly relevant to all database backed systems.

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