Posted by Bob Badour on 08/15/07 13:09

Summercoolness@gmail.com wrote:

> On Aug 15, 5:21 am, "David Cressey" <cresse...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>><Summercooln...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>>news:1187176120.886269.130090@z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>>I wonder instead of just brainstorming, there probably is
>>>a very standard and a simple way to do database schema design.
>>
>>>let's say we are doing a website. the user can go over
>>>and type in the movie name and zipcode, and the website
>>>will return all the theaters showing that movie and at what
>>>time, for theaters in THAT zipcode only (for simplicity).
>
> Nowadays when I go for interviews, many interviewers hope that
> I can produce a schema in just 2, 3 minutes...
>
> So I wonder for the example above, is there a 2 minute way of thinking
> to produce the solution?

I suggest you stop interviewing for idiots. They won't advance your
career any.

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