Simon Riggs wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-06-18 at 11:50 -0400, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>
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>> Thoughts?
>>
>
> enum types exist as an optimisation-by-avoidance of referential
> integrity.
>
> We're a relational database, so IMHO we should spend time performance
> tuning RI.
>
>
I don't accept your initial assertion at all. But in any case, these are
not mutually exclusive. Your work tuning RI will not obstruct mine in
making enums more useful, nor vice versa.
cheers
andrew
