On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 7:00 AM, Robert Pepersack <RPepersack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My agency has a contractor that created a PostgreSQL database that he calls > "object-oriented". I might be incorrect in my thinking about what makes PostgreSQL "Object-Relational", but my understanding is that table inheritance is the feature that behind this claim. Basically its horizontal table partitioning with a few nice features added. > When I asked about it, he said that it's because PostgreSQL is an "object-oriented database". I'm very skeptical. I would be skeptical too. You can't point the finger at PostgreSQL for a person's good or bad choice in schema design. -- Regards, Richard Broersma Jr. Visit the Los Angeles PostgreSQL Users Group (LAPUG) http://pugs.postgresql.org/lapug -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
