"Jim C. Nasby" <jnasby@pervasive.com> writes:
> My concern is that it's not inconceiveable to typo max(field) into
> max(*), which could make for a rather frustrating error. Not to mention
> this being something that could trip newbies up. If nothing else I'd say
> it warrants a %TODO just so it doesn't end up on the PostgreSQL gotcha's
> page. :)
count(*) has been implemented that way since about 1999, and no one's
complained yet, so I think you are overstating the importance of the
problem.
regards, tom lane