Re: Why isn't Java support part of Postgresql core?

On 15 September 2014 20:13, cowwoc <cowwoc(at)bbs(dot)darktech(dot)org> wrote:

On 15/09/2014 2:12 PM, cowwoc wrote:
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> On 15/09/2014 2:02 PM, lup [via PostgreSQL] wrote:
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> On 09/15/2014 11:49 AM, cowwoc wrote:
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> I think developers choosing this route (myself included) are willing to
> pay the price in exchange for improved readability/maintainability (the
> assumption being that the resulting performance will be "good enough").
> There seem to be plenty of people heading in this direction otherwise other
> languages (like pl/v8) wouldn't enjoy the popularity they do.
>
> Gili
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> I've seen too many good java developers write too much terrible
> database-oriented code. If they are good with db and sql, plpgsql will not
> be a problem to learn.
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>
> lup,
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> Then does Postgresql support languages other than pl/pgsql? I'm not trying
> to tear down pl/pgsql, simply pointing out that there is strong demand for
> other languages as well.
>
> And to answer Pavel's earlier point: the lack of developers getting behind
> pl/java and JDBC driver does not equate the lack of demand for those tools.
> For every one person contributing patches, there are 1000s who do not but
> are more than happy to use the finished work.
>
> Gili
>
>
> "Then does" was meant to read "Then *why* does" :)
>
> Gili
>

Hi,
you're right. But there is no other way to have this done than have someone
done it. If there are no people interested in doing that it will not be
done. Unfortunately.

- Szymon