Re: Proposition to use '==' as synonym for 'IS NOT DISTINCT FROM'

From: "Jonah H(dot) Harris" <jonah(dot)harris(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, Eugen Konkov <kes-kes(at)yandex(dot)ru>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Proposition to use '==' as synonym for 'IS NOT DISTINCT FROM'
Date: 2019-10-26 17:01:55
Message-ID: CADUqk8VOb+J53csbmmRQzw+zsA52KgVJns12wNxTFSeu5K5XNA@mail.gmail.com
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On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 12:49 PM Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> writes:
> > On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 06:41:10PM +0300, Eugen Konkov wrote:
> >> I have noticed that it would be cool to use '==' in place of 'IS NOT
> >> DISTICT FROM'
> >> What do you think about this crazy idea?
>
> > Turning "IS NOT DISTINCT FROM" into an operator sounds like a great
> > idea.
>
> No it isn't.

+1

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Jonah H. Harris

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