Home Forums Article Discussions Article Discussions by Author Discuss Content Posted by David Poole Antipathy for Entity Attribute Value data models RE: Antipathy for Entity Attribute Value data models

  • February 2, 2013 at 10:03 pm

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    Heh... at least you know what you'll be doing every day, Steven. 😉 And, you can buy shoes by the pallet at Walmart with just a little notice! 😛

    I agree that EAVs that are used like you say are one of the primary reasons for the hatred of them. Like any other tool, they have their uses and their abuses.

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)