Re: Procedural Languages

From: Scott Marlowe <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Mike Toews <mwtoews(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: John Townsend <jtownsend(at)advancedformulas(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Procedural Languages
Date: 2012-05-31 20:57:58
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On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Mike Toews <mwtoews(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> On 1 June 2012 02:36, John Townsend <jtownsend(at)advancedformulas(dot)com> wrote:
>> There are least 10 Procedural Languages available for PostGreSQL. The one
>> that comes with the installation is PL/pgSQL.
>
> The count looks closer to 18
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostgreSQL#Procedural_languages
> but I doubt some get much use (PL/LOLCODE anyone?).

And don't be surprised if you find one not listed there.

For instance, my entire production system runs entirely on pl/bf

https://github.com/mikejs/pl-bf

It's really the only logical choice for critical and complex financial
analysis work.

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