Re: make == as = ?

From: Stephan Szabo <sszabo(at)megazone(dot)bigpanda(dot)com>
To: Fabien COELHO <coelho(at)cri(dot)ensmp(dot)fr>
Cc: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Developers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: make == as = ?
Date: 2004-04-13 14:47:09
Message-ID: 20040413073716.G47217@megazone.bigpanda.com
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On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Fabien COELHO wrote:

>
> > Your Java students would be lulled into a false sense of understanding
> > out of the belief that == in PostgreSQL would work exactly like == in
> > Java ... when it wouldn't work the same in corner cases.
>
> For the class I have in mind, there are no corner cases, just concepts and
> basic practice. They are not going to be db developers, not even computer

So no string comparisons? I know that's a mostly unused corner case and
all, but... ;)

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