Re: PL/pgSQL 'i = i + 1' Syntax

David Wheeler <david@kineticode.com> writes:
> Even if PL/SQL disallows it, why would you not allow it in PL/pgSQL?  

Um ... design sanity and consistency, maybe?  Not that I think PL/SQL
is any paragon of those virtues, but surely "we'll invent any feature
we feel like whether it's sane or not" is not a recipe for a
maintainable language.

(No, I'm not particularly in favor of the BY feature mentioned upthread,
either.)
        regards, tom lane