Re: How to modify ENUM datatypes?

["Matthew T. O'Connor" <matthew@xxxxxxxx>]

D. Dante Lorenso wrote:
> Andrew Sullivan wrote:
> > I don't think it's odd at all.  In my view, the people who think 
> > enums are a
> > good datatype for databases are exactly the sorts who'd think that their
> > data is as static as this poor understanding of the vagaries of 
> > individuals'
> > sex (gender is a different problem, given its association with social 
> > roles)
> > would suggest.
>
> Or, here's another way to look at it ... make it easier to modify ENUM 
> datatypes because we all know that you will eventually need that 
> feature whether you males, females, and unknowns think so or not. 

+1