Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices

From: John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices
Date: 2015-08-22 20:37:47
Message-ID: 55D8DD9B.7070302@hogranch.com
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On 8/22/2015 12:40 PM, Melvin Davidson wrote:
> What is occurring is that the developers are sending strings like 'Mr.
> M\'vey',
> which, if we set standard_conforming_strings = ON, would, and does,
> result in errors and the statement failing,
> which is a lot less desirable that a simple warning.

if your developers were writing invalid C code (or whatever other
language they program in), would you modify the compiler to accept their
invalid syntax? or would you tell the developer to fix their code
properly ? if the developers refused, why would you not fire them on
the spot for incompetence ?

--
john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz

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