Does CQL support dynamic columns / wide rows?
The transition from Thrift-based data model to CQL has caused confusion among some users due to misunderstandings about dynamic columns and wide rows support. In reality, CQL was designed to support everything possible with the Thrift model but in a more accessible manner. A common misconception is that CQL does not support dynamic cell names or wide rows, which are actually supported through compound primary keys. The use of dynamic cell names can be useful even when they do not represent a series of similar values, such as users with multiple phone numbers. CQL's typed collections offer a more robust approach to handling these situations compared to the Thrift API.
Company
DataStax
Date published
June 5, 2013
Author(s)
Jonathan Ellis
Word count
464
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Language
English