David E. Wheeler wrote:
> On Dec 13, 2008, at 5:19 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
>
> > I'm sure it's technically possible, but I see no redeeming social
> > value
> > in it ... we should pick one and quit repainting the bike shed.
>
> Well, as I've said, I'm okay with AS, though it's not my favorite. I
> can see the argument that it's more likely to eventually make it into
> the SQL standard. I don't suppose that the position of the label and
> the value on either side of "AS" could be reversible, could it?
>
> SELECT foo( bar AS 'ick', 6 AS baz );
>
> Probably not, I'm thinking?
Yea, probably not.
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