Re: pl/Ruby, deprecating plPython and Core

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Thomas Hallgren <thhal(at)mailblocks(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pl/Ruby, deprecating plPython and Core
Date: 2005-08-16 16:16:00
Message-ID: 43021140.5000807@commandprompt.com
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> I think you should take a closer look at PL/Java for the following reasons:
>
> 1. The number of followers of the Java language is extremely high and
> increasing.
> 2. Oracle and DB2 offers Java as a procedural language. You make
> transisitions easy.
> 3. There's a SQL standard for the mapping between the SQL and Java
> language.
> 4. Middle-tier code is often written in Java and can often be moved to
> functions and stored procedures without a rewrite.
> 5. PL/Java already provide both trusted and untrusted language handlers.
> 6. PL/Java has a community of over 70 members and increasing.
> 7. PL/Java has no license issue.
> 8. The author of PL/Java would be happy to maintain it in core.

These are all very good reasons. I would honestly have to know more
about how PL/Java works to make a decision.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>
> Regards,
> Thomas Hallgren
>
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