On 10.05.2017 17:59, Robert Haas wrote:
Well, I don't think it would be a HUGE problem, but I think the fact that Amit chose to implement this with syntax similar to that of Oracle is probably not a coincidence, but rather a goal, and I think the readability problem that you're worrying about is really pretty minor. I think most people aren't going to subpartition their default partition, and I think those who do will probably find the syntax clear enough anyway.
I agree here.
Optional keywords may not be the root of ALL evil, but they're pretty evil. See my posting earlier on this same thread on this topic: http://postgr.es/m/CA+TgmoZGHgd3vKZvyQ1Qx3e0L3n=voxy57mz9ttncvet-al...@mail.gmail.com The issues here are more or less the same.
Ah, I see. I didn't draw the conclusion from the optionality of a keyword the other day but after re-reading your post, it's exactly the same issue.
Let's avoid optional keywords! Sven
