A natural key as a primary key is terrible practice because I've never even once...

chris_wot on March 3, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Postgres: The Bits You Haven't Found

A natural key as a primary key is terrible practice because I've never even once seen a natural key that wasn't tied to business logic. Logic that potentially can change.

Don't do it, you only make it worse for yourself if you pick a natural key for a PK!