You could also check up document oriented and schema free databases like couchdb and mongodb if you would like to see your design problem from another perspective.
Good luck, Kristian 2010/1/25 Alpha Blue <li...@ruby-forum.com>: > I would look into understanding how to normalize your databases. > > http://databases.about.com/od/specificproducts/a/normalization.htm > > The problems I have personally experienced with normalizing a database > is that oftentimes you can over-normalize a database to the point that > it creates havoc on response times. > > I would read up on how to normalize your database up to 3NF for this > particular situation. > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.