Re: [OT] "advanced" database design (long)

From: vladimir konrad <vk(at)dsl(dot)pipex(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [OT] "advanced" database design (long)
Date: 2008-02-02 16:42:55
Message-ID: 20080202164255.724310dc@svr0.h.dearm.co.uk
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> Basically, you would be creating your own data dictionary (i.e.
> system catalog) on top of the db data dictionary. The database
> already comes with a way to easily add columns: ddl. I have seen
> newbie database designers reinvent this method a hundred times. The
> performance hits and complexity of querying data would far out weigh
> any perceived maintenance gain.

And I thought that this would make me a famous database designer ;-),

well, given the deadline for this + other concerns it looks like
implementing my own type system is over-kill (+ it would be impossible
for "normal" users to write report queries).

Thank you all for input, i will do it the "normal" way.

Vlad

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