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Designing a 185-Table Database Schema: Lessons from Building Nexural
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Designing a 185-Table Database Schema: Lessons from Building Nexural

How I designed a normalized database schema for a fintech platform with 7 interconnected systems. Schema phases, RLS policies, denormalization trade-offs, and migration strategies.

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