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		radicality on Sept 6, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Do you use foreign keys in relational data... Non-tao use cases of mysql at FB also cannot use FK constraints (or ‘triggers’).

skyde on Sept 6, 2022 [–]

by "no FK contraints" do you mean "no join using index" or you simply mean foreign key violation is not checked.

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