Re: pl/pgsql oddity

I prefer the FORTRAN66 construct

IF <condition> <label1> <label2> <label3>

where it jumps to label1 if <condition> is negative, label2 if zero, and
label3 if positive. No else ifs about it.

I hope you realize I'm as kidding as I am obviously too old.

Michael Fuhr
<mike(at)fuhr(dot)org> To: Geoffrey <esoteric(at)3times25(dot)net>
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12/16/2004 01:16 PM

On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 12:27:53PM -0500, Geoffrey wrote:

> I don't know of any other language that permits multiple spellings for
> the same construct. I'd be concerned with starting such a precedent.

I'd be in favor of making it a bloody law that every bloody language
use the same bloody spelling. I'm forever forgetting whether a
particular language uses ELSE IF, ELSEIF, ELSIF, or ELIF. Grumble,
grumble, grumble....

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Michael Fuhr
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