Re: PL - "Programming Languages" or "Procedural Languages"?

From: Josh Kupershmidt <schmiddy(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Satoshi Nagayasu <satoshi(dot)nagayasu(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL-documentation <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PL - "Programming Languages" or "Procedural Languages"?
Date: 2011-02-03 14:25:16
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2011/2/3 Satoshi Nagayasu <satoshi(dot)nagayasu(at)gmail(dot)com>:
> Hi all,
>
> I just found "PL" is explained as "Programming Languages"
> in the Acronyms section.
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/acronyms.html
>
> I think this should be "Procedural Languages" because
> "Procedural" is used in the Server Programming section.
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/server-programming.html
>
> I've created a patch, but which should we use?

There was some consensus that "procedural languages" makes sense:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2011-01/msg01485.php

Josh

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