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You might as well timestamp it (changelog.com)

submitted 1 year ago by jerodsanto to c/programming

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[–] alertsleeper 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think this timestamp-as-a-boolean is a good idea if the field is always going to be interpreted as either True or False and nothing more. If the field in question allows for a 3rd (uncertain) value, then using a timestamp would be extremely confusing.

[–] canpolat 3 points 1 year ago

And it all depends on the problem at hand. Any of those solutions can be acceptable as long as you have a well thought out model.