Re: DRAFT beta release announcement

From: Scott Mead <scott(dot)lists(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: Chris Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: DRAFT beta release announcement
Date: 2010-04-28 13:37:06
Message-ID: l2ld3ab2ec81004280637w9bd34a5cv64ae74fcea5a4406@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> wrote:

> On 4/27/10 2:47 PM, Chris Browne wrote:
> > jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com ("Joshua D. Drake") writes:
> >>> * The DO() statement, allowing users to execute ad-hoc procedural
> statements
> >> DO() support, allowing for inline? execution of procedural statements.
> >>
> >> Not quite sure about this one. I don't like the word ad-hoc. Dynamic?
> >
> > Hmm. How about...
> >
> > DO() enables users to execute procedural statements without requiring
> > assigning function names.
> >
> > That's clearer, though a bit wordier.
>
> I'd really prefer something that fits into a bullet without wrapping.
>

+1 for anonymous blocks. It's a common term in the industry, and may raise
more eyebrows than 'ad-hoc' or 'dynamic'

--Scott

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