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> their policy is not to accept RDMS engine specific queries Why? Is it so they can switch in future?
by robertlagrant 9mo ago
> their policy is not to accept RDMS engine specific queries
Why? Is it so they can switch in future?
- cl0ckt0wer 9mo agoThen they don't have to troubleshoot advanced queries.
- NARKOZ 9mo agoEarlier Rails avoided database specific features so apps could stay portable using only ActiveRecord. Since then Rails has added much better PostgreSQL support: JSON/JSONB, hstore, array columns, GIN/GiST indexes.