Re: pl/pgsql oddity
От | Frank D. Engel, Jr. |
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Тема | Re: pl/pgsql oddity |
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Msg-id | 5481DEE2-4FB7-11D9-A15B-0050E410655F@fjrhome.net обсуждение исходный текст |
Ответ на | Re: pl/pgsql oddity (Richard_D_Levine@raytheon.com) |
Список | pgsql-general |
Since when is COBOL dead ;-) Can't say I know that language yet, actually (I did know some Fortran, but it's been a while)... Just because a language is not in common use does not mean it lacks value. Some ideas are so far ahead of their time, they get laughed off for a time, then suddenly become so widespread no one would believe they were ever looked down on. (The world *is* flat, right?) On Dec 16, 2004, at 4:18 PM, Richard_D_Levine@raytheon.com wrote: > Don't get used to Ada. It's almost as dead as COBOL, though I liked > it too > for some things. Oracle plsql is soooo Ada-like I've literally cut and > pasted whole Ada routines into Oracle plsql and they work without > modification. PostgreSQL doesn't do parameters and packages, so it is > slightly more work to move stuff from your front-end into your > back-end, > but often worth it. > > > > "Frank D. Engel, Jr." > <fde101@fjrhome.net> To: > pgsql-general <pgsql-general@postgresql.org> > Sent by: cc: > pgsql-general-owner@pos Subject: Re: > [GENERAL] pl/pgsql oddity > tgresql.org > > > 12/16/2004 03:01 PM > > > > > > > "elsif" is the spelling used by Ada. I'm getting rather used to it, > myself. > > I'm really starting to like Ada. So "elsif" is fine with me. > > As far as alternate spellings being accepted within a language, look at > the Transcript language used by Runtime Revolution (www.runrev.com), > which is a so-called "Xtalk" language (based on HyperTalk, which was > used by HyperCard; and yes, HyperTalk was like this too...) > > -- and # are synonyms (comment delimiters) > > abbreviated can be abbreviated as abbr or abbrev ;-) > > audioClip can be abbreviated as ac > > accelKey and acceleratorKey > > acceleratorModifiers and accelMods > > arm and armed > > autoHilite and autoHighlight > > recentNames and backList > > group, background, bg, and bkgnd > > > The list goes on and On and ON... > > > On Dec 16, 2004, at 2:12 PM, Guy Rouillier wrote: > >> Michael Fuhr wrote: >>> On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 12:27:53PM -0500, Geoffrey wrote: >>> >>>> I don't know of any other language that permits multiple spellings >>>> for the same construct. I'd be concerned with starting such a >>>> precedent. >>> >>> I'd be in favor of making it a bloody law that every bloody language >>> use the same bloody spelling. I'm forever forgetting whether a >>> particular language uses ELSE IF, ELSEIF, ELSIF, or ELIF. Grumble, >>> grumble, grumble.... >> >> As a relative newbie to PostgreSQL (but an old-timer to programming >> languages and other DMBSs) I would certainly vote for allowing elseif. >> This is my first encounter of "else" without the terminating "e", and >> that would not be a natural omission for me. >> >> -- >> Guy Rouillier >> >> >> ---------------------------(end of >> broadcast)--------------------------- >> TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if >> your >> joining column's datatypes do not match >> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Frank D. Engel, Jr. <fde101@fjrhome.net> > > $ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual > $ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16" > John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten > Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have > everlasting life. > $ > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > $0 Web Hosting with up to 120MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer > 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. > Signup at www.doteasy.com > > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings > > > > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to > majordomo@postgresql.org) > > ----------------------------------------------------------- Frank D. Engel, Jr. <fde101@fjrhome.net> $ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual $ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16" John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. $ ___________________________________________________________ $0 Web Hosting with up to 120MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. Signup at www.doteasy.com
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