Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices

On 8/22/2015 12:40 PM, Melvin Davidson wrote:
> What is occurring is that the developers are sending strings like 'Mr. 
> M\'vey',
> which, if we set standard_conforming_strings = ON, would, and does, 
> result in errors and the statement failing,
> which is a lot less desirable that a simple warning.

if your developers were writing invalid C code (or whatever other 
language they program in), would you modify the compiler to accept their 
invalid syntax?   or would you tell the developer to fix their code 
properly ?   if the developers refused, why would you not fire them on 
the spot for incompetence ?



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