Re: EAV - again

Op donderdag 5 februari 2015 22:50:44 UTC+1 schreef Eric:
> We are used to hearing about EAV as a superficially clever idea which is
> actually very bad. Not arguing with that at all. How might one look at
> EAV?
>
> 1 as a way of providing end-user tailoring
>
> 2 as a way of adding entities and attributes without needing a database
> Change Control
>
> 3 as a way of recording relationships between unstructured pieces of
> data - http://geek-and-poke.com/?offset=1375995832310 (the data model
> one) may be about this really
>
> So,
>
> * what is the right way to do 1?
>
> * how do you argue against 2 (and win)?
>
> * is 3 a legitimate need?
>
> Eric
> --
> ms fnd in a lbry

What is your perceived difference between (1) and (2) ?. Received on Fri Feb 06 2015 - 11:00:04 CET