Re: merging some features from plpgsql2 project

2016-12-27 8:54 GMT+01:00 Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>:

> Hi
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> I reread ideas described on page https://github.com/trustly/plpgsql2
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> Some points are well and can be benefit for PlpgSQL.
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> First I describe my initial position. I am strongly against introduction
> "new" language - plpgsql2 or new plpgsql, or any else. The trust of
> developers to us is important and introduction of any not compatible or
> different feature has to have really big reason. PostgreSQL is conservative
> environment, and PLpgSQL should not be a exception. More - I have not any
> information from my customers, colleagues about missing features in this
> language. If there is some gaps, then it is in outer environment - IDE,
> deployment, testing,
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>
I forgot - the big plpgsql issue are too weak expressions on left part of
assignment statements.

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> Pavel
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