Re: The PostgreSQL C Dialect

From: Roberto Mello <roberto(dot)mello(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Christophe Pettus <xof(at)thebuild(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: The PostgreSQL C Dialect
Date: 2026-06-22 22:10:53
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Very nice.

Given the many emdashes in the text, can I ask if you used an LLM to write
it? If so, which one?

And importantly, if an LLM was used (no issues there) did you ask a
different model to double-check every statement it makes, just to be sure?

Thanks,

Roberto

On Mon, Jun 22, 2026 at 1:39 PM Christophe Pettus <xof(at)thebuild(dot)com> wrote:

> When I was writing my first PostgreSQL extension, I was at sea on a lot of
> the conventions that make up the "PostgreSQL C Dialect." I've taken my
> notes, added some additional things that confused me, and put it up on the
> wiki for review:
>
> https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/The_PostgreSQL_C_Dialect
>
> Feedback welcome, of course!
>
>

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