Re: Modelling objects with variable number of properties in an RDBMS

"vc" <boston103@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Roy Hann wrote:
> ....
> > Actually no, let's not. What you have re-invented here is the tired old
> > entity-attribute-value (EAV) design (much beloved of medical research
wonks
> > for some reason).
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> Often they do that (EAV) not because they do not know any better but in
> order to overcome a specific database physical limitations. Their
> entities very often contain thousands of attributes (molecular
> biology/pharmaceutical research/drug discovery) [snip].

Always check the bath water for babies...

Roy


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