From: | David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> |
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To: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
Cc: | PG Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Rules: A Modest Proposal |
Date: | 2009-10-04 19:34:08 |
Message-ID: | 20091004193408.GI4964@fetter.org |
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On Sun, Oct 04, 2009 at 11:42:45AM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote:
> > There are already patches to deal with the first, at least for the
> > kinds of VIEWs where this can be deduced automatically, and people
> > are starting to take on the second.
>
> How would we deal with VIEWs which weren't simple enough for
> automated updating, then?
View triggers, as proposed.
> I don't think that removing a major feature, one which some users
> have written applications around, is even feasible.
*I've* written an application around them, and frankly, they are a
giant foot-gun in every case that's not already handle-able other
ways.
> What would be the benefit of this radical proposal?
The radical proposal was the RULE system. It's been tested now, and
it's pretty much failed.
Cheers,
David.
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