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Re: [GENERAL] arrays

Dan Langille <dan@langille.org>

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From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org>
To: "Josh Berkus" <josh@agliodbs.com>, Mike Sosteric <mikes@athabascau.ca>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Date: 2002-09-30T15:59:12Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers, pgsql-general, pgsql-sql 
On 30 Sep 2002 at 8:54, Josh Berkus wrote:

> As such, I'd reccommend one of two approaches for you:
> 
> 1) Post some of your schema ideas here, and let us show you how they
> are better done relationally.   The relational data model has 30 years
> of thought behind it -- it can solve a lot of problems.

Mike,

Just in case you or others think Josh is some crazed lunatic[1] who 
doesn't know what he's talking about, I support his views on this 
topic.  Avoid arrays.  Normalize your data.

[1] - Actually, I don't think I know anything about Josh, except that 
he's right about normalizing your data.
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Dan Langille
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