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A good alternative would be to use JSON types in RDBMS in combination with classic field types. EAV is really just free form data and JSON is easier to query in
by nostalgeek 8y ago
A good alternative would be to use JSON types in RDBMS in combination with classic field types. EAV is really just free form data and JSON is easier to query in MySQL or Postgres.
- perlgeek 8y agoYes, but that's a fairly recent development, often without good ORM support, and I don't know how cross-database compatible the support is. For a new application that only supports one database, it's probably a better choice.