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Eric Evans commented on CASSANDRA-2409: --------------------------------------- I don't think this what Jonathan is after, he's looking for the equivalent of SQL's {{INSERT}}. For example: {code:style=SQL} INSERT INTO cf (foo, bar, baz) VALUES (1, 20 300) WHERE KEY = fnord; {code} > Add INSERT support to CQL > ------------------------- > > Key: CASSANDRA-2409 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-2409 > Project: Cassandra > Issue Type: Bug > Components: API > Reporter: Jonathan Ellis > Assignee: Pavel Yaskevich > Fix For: 0.8 > > Attachments: CASSANDRA-2409.patch > > > There are two reasons to support INSERT: > - It helps new users feel comfortable (everyone's first statement will be to > try to INSERT something, we should make that a positive experience instead of > slapping them) > - Even though it is synonymous with update it is still useful in your code to > have both to help communicate intent, similar to choosing good variable names > The only downside is explaining how INSERT isn't a "true" insert because it > doesn't error out if the row already exists -- but we already have to explain > that same concept for UPDATE; the cognitive load is extremely minor. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira