From: | Markus Schaber <schabi(at)logix-tt(dot)com> |
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To: | PostgreSQL-development hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: timestamptz alias |
Date: | 2006-10-04 15:52:17 |
Message-ID: | 4523D8B1.7050007@logix-tt.com |
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Hi, Andrew,
Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>> It's not only about documenting the pure existence of the aliases (which
>> was already documented in the table on the datatype TOC page), it's also
>> about telling the user which of the names are the ones to avoid, and the
>> reasons to do so.
>
> *blink* Why do any need to be avoided? What you use is a matter of
> taste, and your organisation's coding standards. From a purely technical
> POV I don't see any reason to avoid using either the canonical type
> names or the various aliases.
At least compatibility with the SQL standard, as well as with other
Databases might be a reason.
Using pure "timestamp" may lead human readers to be confused, because it
has both meanings with and without timezone historically, this might be
a reason to prefer the "timestamp with[out] time zone" wording.
HTH,
Markus
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