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@erk709@social.linux.pizza
2026-02-28 02:03:28

If, in computer science (e.g. in a database) you need to create a many-to-many-relationship where the hierarchical order is important, there is ONLY one game in town: Parent-Child.
#programming #database #dba

Parent-Child is the only way to define a hierarchical relationship concisely
In software design, especially database design, you sometimes come across hierarchical relationships like a folder containing files, or a department containing other departments, or any other relat…