Re: Trying to create implicit casts to text in PG 8.3

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Sam Mason <sam(at)samason(dot)me(dot)uk>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Trying to create implicit casts to text in PG 8.3
Date: 2009-01-13 17:14:15
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On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 16:58 +0000, Sam Mason wrote:
> In the end, any type system is just a tool. It's main job is to find
> bugs in code by spotting a common class of error

The purpose of the database as a whole is to preserve the integrity of
your data. The type system is a key component of that. The main job of
the type system is to assist in insuring that your data is correct.

Joshua D. Drake

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