Matthew T. O'Connor wrote:
> 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
Added to TODO:
* Allow adding enumerated values to an existing enumerated data
type
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