This Is A Real Db Used In Production

This Is A Real Db Used In Production
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Someone clearly said "we don't need normalization" and then proceeded to create what can only be described as database spaghetti. The sheer number of foreign key relationships here looks like a spider web designed by a spider on caffeine. Every table is connected to every other table in ways that would make even the most seasoned DBA weep into their coffee.

The best part? Someone had to generate this diagram to understand their own schema. That's when you know you've gone too far. Good luck writing a JOIN query that doesn't require a PhD in graph theory. Even better luck explaining to the new dev why a simple user lookup requires traversing 47 tables.

Fun fact: Database normalization exists for a reason, and that reason is to prevent exactly this kind of beautiful disaster. But hey, at least it's "in production" which means someone is actually maintaining this nightmare.

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