| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
|---|---|
| To: | The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org> |
| Cc: | Peter Eisentraut - PostgreSQL <petere(at)hub(dot)org>, pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: pgsql/doc/src/sgml admin.sgml advanced.sgml ar ... |
| Date: | 2001-01-14 03:43:26 |
| Message-ID: | 200101140343.WAA02530@candle.pha.pa.us |
| Views: | Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email |
| Thread: | |
| Lists: | pgsql-committers |
> On Sat, 13 Jan 2001, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> > > Log message:
> > > Terminology cleanup: class -> table, instance -> row, attribute -> column,
> > > etc.
> >
> > Yeeh.
>
> sad, actually ... we try to be SQL complaint, yet we can't handle the
> terminology? :(
Yes, I know we are baby-ing the terminology. My feeling is that this
stuff is complicated enough, and we should make it as easy as possible,
but I realize this is debatable.
Someone brought this about my book's use of terminology.
--
Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us
pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us | (610) 853-3000
+ If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue
+ Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026
| From | Date | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next Message | The Hermit Hacker | 2001-01-14 03:50:13 | Re: pgsql/doc/src/sgml admin.sgml advanced.sgml ar ... |
| Previous Message | The Hermit Hacker | 2001-01-14 03:40:15 | Re: pgsql/doc/src/sgml admin.sgml advanced.sgml ar ... |