Re: How to handle larger databases?

From: Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>
To: Patrick B Kelly <pbk(at)patrickbkelly(dot)org>
Cc: Jerry III <jerryiii(at)hotmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: How to handle larger databases?
Date: 2004-11-22 10:38:24
Message-ID: 20041122103801.GB6330@svana.org
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On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 02:09:49AM -0500, Patrick B Kelly wrote:
>
> On Nov 19, 2004, at 2:37 AM, Jerry III wrote:
>
> >Do not use variable length types.
> >
>
> Why do you suggest not using variable length types?

Especially since PostgreSQL has no fixed length string types, so
following that advice would exclude any strings. That's kind of
useless.
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> Patent. n. Genius is 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration. A patent is a
> tool for doing 5% of the work and then sitting around waiting for someone
> else to do the other 95% so you can sue them.

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