Re: Why isn't Java support part of Postgresql core?

On 15/09/2014 2:12 PM, cowwoc wrote:
> On 15/09/2014 2:02 PM, lup [via PostgreSQL] wrote:
>> On 09/15/2014 11:49 AM, cowwoc wrote:
>>> I think developers choosing this route (myself included) are willing
>>> to pay the price in exchange for improved
>>> readability/maintainability (the assumption being that the resulting
>>> performance will be "good enough"). There seem to be plenty of
>>> people heading in this direction otherwise other languages (like
>>> pl/v8) wouldn't enjoy the popularity they do.
>>>
>>> Gili
>> I've seen too many good java developers write too much terrible
>> database-oriented code. If they are good with db and sql, plpgsql
>> will not be a problem to learn.
>
> lup,
>
> Then does Postgresql support languages other than pl/pgsql? I'm not
> trying to tear down pl/pgsql, simply pointing out that there is strong
> demand for other languages as well.
>
> And to answer Pavel's earlier point: the lack of developers getting
> behind pl/java and JDBC driver does not equate the lack of demand for
> those tools. For every one person contributing patches, there are
> 1000s who do not but are more than happy to use the finished work.
>
> Gili

"Then does" was meant to read "Then *why* does" :)

Gili

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