Re: Order of views in stats docs

From: Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)BlueTreble(dot)com>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Order of views in stats docs
Date: 2014-11-05 21:59:38
Message-ID: 545A9DCA.6010608@BlueTreble.com
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On 11/5/14, 2:43 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> On 11/5/14 10:57 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> However, should we consider the possibility of changing the table to
>> straight alphabetical ordering? I'm not as much in love with that
>> approach as some folks, but it does have the merit that it's always clear
>> where you ought to put a new item.
>
> Yes, I think that property is important when developing in a loose
> community.

Couldn't we just stick a warning SGML comment at the end of the list? ISTM that's no more likely to be missed/ignored than noticing that the list happens to be alphabetical.

Perhaps the best solution is to split the list into different areas; one for database stats, another for table stats, etc.
--
Jim Nasby, Data Architect, Blue Treble Consulting
Data in Trouble? Get it in Treble! http://BlueTreble.com

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