---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ricardo Malafaia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sep 15, 2006 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [HACKERS] polite request about syntax To: Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
ok, guys. i guess i was a bit unfair. Timestamp is used everywhere indeed, Oracle, Firebird you name it. Only MySQL followed M$ and added a confusing datetime and date to the mix. I hope, though, that the "timestamp with timezone" isn't really necessary. And the $$ is indeed needed for allowing languages with different syntaxes. agreed. However, Tom, i could counter example your plperl example:
realize that qq/end/ does not represent a matching "end"?
What happens then when it sees something like a double variable interpolation as in $$foobar? ;) Sorry for the rudeness, but i truly like PostgreSQL and was playing devil's advocate. and no, i'm not likely to have fun with Oracle... :P cheers -- http://slashdot.org ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
