Re: [HACKERS] Enhancing PGSQL to be compatible with InformixSQL

> > I've been wanting outer joins, but in my porting efforts have managed
> > to work around them without too much difficulty, even though 6.5's
> > limitations on subselects (not in target lists) requires that I
> > create PL/pgSQL functions in some cases.
> > I certainly can't speak for the majority of users, but as one data
> > point I'd personally rather see outer joins done right (SQL 92
> > syntax) and wait a bit.
>
> A bit of a misunderstanding here: we are using SQL92 syntax but will
> try to implement the outer join operation using *internal* data
> structures similar to what we have now.
>
> Any alternate syntaxes are just a diversion which slow us down on the
> road to world domination ;)

OK, I stand corrected. Let world domination continue.

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