Style guide for database metadata naming

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Published on 2010-04-09T09:18:12Z Indexed on 2010/04/09 9:23 UTC
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We want to establish some database metadata naming rules in our new project. For example:

  • tables are named as nouns in a plural form (courses, books, lessons)
  • if present, an adjective goes before a noun in a table name and is separated by an underscore (red_books, new_lessons)
  • table index column is always named "id"
  • foreign key names are derived from a table name with suffix _id (book_id, red_book_id)
  • so on

Does someone know any guide like this?

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