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That is a very reductionist view and not particularly useful either. It shares elements with versioning and you could likely implement this using explicit versi
by afiori 11mo ago
That is a very reductionist view and not particularly useful either. It shares elements with versioning and you could likely implement this using explicit versioning, but it is completely independent of it.
The main difference I see is that of focus here the focus is to migrate a database without downtime or excessive global locks, keeping multiple versions of the schema is a detail.
- mcdonje 11mo agoSeems like you agree with my assessment.
- afiori 11mo ago:( Things can have similarities without being the same. Also not being unique is not a moral failure. I think I am failing to understand your stance.
- mcdonje 11mo agoSaying the pattern is the same isn't the same as saying two things fitting the pattern are the same in every respect. Patterns are necessarily reductionist, like any sort of comparison of things that aren't 100% similar. There is value in recognizing patterns. They're useful for comprehension and memory.