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Posted by roberthopman
roberthopman
16,502 Points

I've an item model. I want to add ratings. How should I proceed?

I'm working on a rating website.

I've a user & items that I want to rate.

item has a name and url. ratings should have name & value. I've about 20 criteria that I want to rate on.

Should i just create the rating model with 20 attributes or is there another way?

Update 1: Going for this solution: https://www.reddit.com/r/rails/comments/7pkf2i/helpbest_way_to_create_model_with_lots_columns/

Is this the "preferred" option for speed for the visitor?

1 Answer

Christopher McAnally
Christopher McAnally
2,941 Points
Christopher McAnally
Christopher McAnally
2,941 Points

The better way might be to create a Criteria model, and then create a join table to link items and criteria.