So it seems that both can coexist. Is that true? So as long as I turn the flag on, then unless I use a labeled edge or add a property to the edge, it should create a lightweight edge. And if I find a case where I would like a regular edge, I can just create an edge class to enforce it?
On Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 11:39:04 AM UTC-4, Jeffrey Auguste wrote: > > My understanding so far is that OrientDB has two type of Edges. Regular > and Lightweight. The regular provides more flexibility and functionality at > the cost of additional storage and performance. Its also my understanding > that the lightweight edge is by default turned off with orientdb which > makes it seem as though regular edges is the preferred over lightweight. > > So my questions are: > 1. Is the difference in performance and/or storage significant with > standard edges vs lightweight? If so, is it only affected in large > databases? If so, what is considered Large? > 2. The documentation states that Lightweight edges are hard to work with? > If you agree, is it so difficult that you would question using them instead > of regular edges? > 3. Which do you prefer? In what situation would you switch to using the > alternate edge to your preference? > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OrientDB" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
