Re: How to modify ENUM datatypes?

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