Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices

From: Vincent de Phily <vincent(dot)dephily(at)mobile-devices(dot)fr>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices
Date: 2015-08-26 12:03:57
Message-ID: 6952420.WkY44izce6@moltowork
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On Wednesday 26 August 2015 10:27:04 Gavin Flower wrote:
> Actually I would suggest standardising on singular names, not JUST
> because that this the standard I prefer! :-)
>
> But (also) because:
>
> 1. Singular words tend to be shorter
>
> 2. plurals are more ambiguous wrt spelling
>
> 3. there other good reasons, that I've forgotten for now :-(
> (but I remember having them!!!)

Oh, so you name your tables 'fish' and 'crow' instead of 'school' and
'murder' ? Such wasted opportunities :p

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Vincent de Phily

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