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Why great database design is really storytelling—and why ignoring relational fundamentals leads to poor performance AI can’t fix.
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Database design is more than schemas and tables—it’s storytelling. This piece reframes relational modeling as narrative construction, showing how clear predicates create meaning, why ignoring foundational rules leads to poor performance, and why AI can’t fix broken data structures. Strong databases come from humans who understand the story their data must tell.