On Fri, 14 Mar 2003, Christopher Browne wrote: > > Do you really think someone looking for a function to break up a > > string into a list of strings would ever think of looking up "explode" > > in an index if he hadn't already used PHP or (shudder) VBScript? > > It's also one of the classic examples of things used in introductory > courses on Lisp that are absolutely counterproductive because no one > would ever use (EXPLODE FOO) in /real/ code...
OK, that's enough. No one's been insulting your coding skills, your choice of language or how you use it. Please return the favor. That's all I'm asking. It may seem like a throw away line for you, but you are both directly insulting many people who have done you no harm. I vote for explode / implode as easier to type and remember than join_str. Also, in the SQL world, it's very likely that a back ground in ADA/LISP/REX/PHP is just as common as Perl or Java. If you've got a point to make, please try to do so in a manner that isn't a backhanded slap to others at the same time. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
