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44 points gm678 | 2 comments | 09 Jul 25 00:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.959s | source

1. j45 ◴[09 Jul 25 07:40 UTC] No.44507266[source]▶

I’m unsure why one wouldn’t use a polymorphic database for polymorphic data, instead of the gymnastics of bending a relational db.

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2. setr ◴[09 Jul 25 13:59 UTC] No.44510131[source]▶

If 95% of the data can be trivially modeled in a relational database, your recommendation is to switch databases or add a new system entirely?

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