On Thu, 12 Jan 2023 at 10:16, Gurjeet Singh <gurj...@singh.im> wrote: > > Technically correct name of this feature would be Readable Names for > Operators, or Pronounceable Names for Operators. But I'd like to call > it Named Operators. > > With this patch in place, the users can name the operators as > :some_pronounceable_name: instead of having to choose from the special > characters like #^&@. > [...] > I think Named Operators will significantly improve the readability > of queries.
Couldn't the user better opt to call the functions that implement the operator directly if they want more legible operations? So, from your example, `SELECT box_add(a, b)` instead of `SELECT a :add_point: b`? I'm -1 on the chosen syntax; :name: shadows common variable substitution patterns including those of psql. Kind regards, Matthias van de Meent
