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Subject: Re: Would like to contribute a section to docs for 9.3.
	Where to start?
From: Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com>
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On Sat, 2012-08-18 at 18:56 -0700, Chris Travers wrote:

> I was thinking initially of a *brief* description of what was meant so
> that people didn't get too confused.

+1.

I was imagining two contrasting examples, one using the relational
mindset and one using the O-R mindset.

Inheritance and composite types are easy enough to understand. Perhaps
those could make for a short example on the O-R side while still looking
different enough from a traditional relational approach.

Regards,
	Jeff Davis