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High Performance Postgres with Andrew Atkinson

Software Huddle

CHAPTER

Database Best Practices: Foreign Keys, Cascade Deletes, Check Constraints, Functions, and Triggers

This chapter delves into the importance of using foreign keys in databases to maintain data quality and streamline data analysis, especially in tools like BigQuery and Redshift. It also discusses the potential concerns related to cascade deletes, the usage of check constraints for data quality checks, and the benefits of using functions and triggers in PostgreSQL for improving transactional control and reducing client round trips.

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