Re: [Rails] Re: Need guidance for a simple search Rails application

On Jul 16, 2013, at 8:49 AM, Arslan Farooq wrote:

> Yes, part of it is looking for a way to search for the records. And yes, number of rows is huge. There are around 80,000 rows split in multiple Excel sheets.
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> I am thinking I may have to split this one database table into more tables that can help with the search.

No, 80,000 rows is a *tiny* database. You should absolutely not need to split the table--stick with a clean design that mirrors a sensible understanding of the data, don't mess it up by trying to accommodate imaginary performance concerns.

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