Enums in databases

[Adrian Smith]

MySQL and Postgres support an ENUM datatype. When you do a "describe table" you see the ENUM datatype including all allowed values, which is great when you come to a new project with no documentation!

http://www.databasesandlife.com/mysqls-enum-datatype-is-a-good-thing/


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[Peter Morris]

But what's your point?

 

[Jeff Johnson]

But what's your point?

It seems to be "databases allowing programmers/DBAs to be lazy and not
provide documentation is a good thing." I disagree....

 

[Peter Morris]

That might be the point of the blog poster, but what is the point made in
the NG posting?

 

[Jeff Johnson]

That might be the point of the blog poster, but what is the point made in
the NG posting?

Heh, I didn't even read the post; that was just my take based on the
headline. That makes it funnier...!

Clearly the original poster thinks newsgroups are places for announcements.
While this is sometimes the case, especially in newsgroups explicitly
dedicated to such things, I assume that you and I are of the mind that they
are better suited to questions.

 

[Kenneth Cochran]

So you made a comment about laziness and didn't read the post that started
the thread you were responding too? I'll admit that is mildly funny.

 

[Jeff Johnson]

So you made a comment about laziness and didn't read the post that started
the thread you were responding too? I'll admit that is mildly funny.

I read the POST, I just didn't follow the LINK. And the laziness I was
commenting on was based on what I read in the post plus
"mysqls-enum-datatype-is-a-good-thing" in the URL. So the irony factor is
reduced somewhat....

 

[Peter Morris]

I read the POST, I just didn't follow the LINK. And the laziness I was

commenting on was based on what I read in the post plus
"mysqls-enum-datatype-is-a-good-thing" in the URL. So the irony factor is
reduced somewhat....

You should never let the facts get in the way of a joke