On 2015-09-02 14:36:51 -0400, Robert Haas wrote: > On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 2:20 PM, Fabien COELHO <coe...@cri.ensmp.fr> wrote: > >> I'm wondering if percentages instead of weights would be a better > >> idea. That'd mean you'd be forced to be more careful when adding another > >> script (having to adjust the percentages of other scripts) but arguably > >> that's a good thing? > > > > If you use only percent, then you have to check that the total is 100, > > probably you have to use floats, to do something when the total is not 100, > > checking would complicate the code and test people mental calculus > > abilities. Not sure this is a good idea:-) > > I agree. I don't see a reason to enforce that the total of the > weights must be 100.
I'm slightly worried that using weights will be a bit confusing because adding another script will obviously reduce the frequency of already defined scripts. But it's probably not worth worrying. Andres -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
