Re: timestamptz alias

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Markus Schaber <schabi(at)logix-tt(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: timestamptz alias
Date: 2006-10-04 14:17:51
Message-ID: 4523C28F.4080404@dunslane.net
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Markus Schaber wrote:
> It's not only about documenting the pure existence of the aliases (which
> was already documented in the table on the datatype TOC page), it's also
> about telling the user which of the names are the ones to avoid, and the
> reasons to do so.
>
>
>

*blink* Why do any need to be avoided? What you use is a matter of
taste, and your organisation's coding standards. From a purely technical
POV I don't see any reason to avoid using either the canonical type
names or the various aliases.

cheers

andrew

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