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Re: Using Postgres as an alias


  • From: Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>
  • To: Devrim GÜNDÜZ <devrim(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
  • Cc: Gabriele Bartolini <gabriele(dot)bartolini(at)gmail(dot)com>, Robert Bernier <robert(dot)bernier5(at)sympatico(dot)ca>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
  • Subject: Re: Using Postgres as an alias
  • Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:53:30 +0100
  • Message-id: <46FA564A.7010501@postgresql.org> <text/plain>

Devrim GÜNDÜZ wrote:
Hi Dave,

On Wed, 2007-09-26 at 12:53 +0100, Dave Page wrote:
In the app itself, should we change all instances to Postgres do you
think?

So you want to use the alias instead of real name? Interesting.

Yes, because it's easier to write and pronounce. I don't see it as being any difference from you calling me Dave, or having aliased 'rm -rf' to 'rm' :-) The whole point of having the alias is to use it.

/D



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