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Limitations of Indexing on Two Tables and Trade-Offs: EAV vs. Denormalization
This chapter discusses the limitations of having an index on two tables and the trade-offs between the EAV (Entity-Attribute-Value) approach and denormalization. It explores how the EAV approach involves radical normalization but can lead to worse performance and storage overhead, and how some developers still prefer it for smaller databases despite its drawbacks.