| From: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| To: | Albe Laurenz <laurenz(dot)albe(at)wien(dot)gv(dot)at> |
| Cc: | "Tom Lane *EXTERN*" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Antonin Houska <ah(at)cybertec(dot)at>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Functions used in index definitions shouldn't be changed |
| Date: | 2014-11-20 19:11:31 |
| Message-ID: | CA+TgmoaGXzNeh08SOR13A3=sNyR135rREPmxXB-wStcjnCi6hQ@mail.gmail.com |
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On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Albe Laurenz <laurenz(dot)albe(at)wien(dot)gv(dot)at> wrote:
> I don't think that there is a universally compelling right or wrong to
> questions like this, it is more a matter of taste. Is it more important to protect
> the casual DBA from hurting himself or herself, or is it more important to
> provide a well honed scalpel for the experienced surgeon?
+1.
I think if we had an already-existing prohibition here and you
proposed relaxing it, the howls would be equally loud. We're not
entirely consistent about how picky we are.
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Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
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