Re: PL/pgSQL 2

From: Mark Kirkwood <mark(dot)kirkwood(at)catalyst(dot)net(dot)nz>
To: Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Joel Jacobson <joel(at)trustly(dot)com>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PL/pgSQL 2
Date: 2014-09-02 04:11:35
Message-ID: 54054377.4040400@catalyst.net.nz
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On 02/09/14 15:46, Craig Ringer wrote:

> was "is exactly why we need a new language" and that "All the clumsy
> stuff we cannot fix in plpgsql, can easily be fixed in plpgsql2, with
> the most beautiful syntax we can come up with." But you haven't said HOW
> you propose to fix this one case.

Unfortunately, there is likely to be a (large) variance of opinion
concerning the details. In particular 'beautiful/elegant...'. Err -
these things are mostly in the eye of the beholder. E.g: I might want
this new shiny syntax to be lisp like, as that is beautiful (heh,
kidding - but you should get the idea).

Cheers

Mark

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