Re: Reordering columns, will this ever be simple?

From: Greg Smith <gsmith(at)gregsmith(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Reordering columns, will this ever be simple?
Date: 2007-08-09 18:14:31
Message-ID: Pine.GSO.4.64.0708091403520.20735@westnet.com
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On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Erik Jones wrote:

> Perhaps we could have a nice, friendly discussion on using surrogate
> primary keys v. string based keys? Or, I think the body of the "nulls
> are bad" dead horse is collecting flies if anyone wants to take a swing
> at it...

Following the handbook for dead horse riding[1], obviously technique #12
"Harnessing several dead horses together for increased speed" would allow
faster progress were all these addressed at once.

[1] http://soli.inav.net/~catalyst/Humor/dhorse.htm

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* Greg Smith gsmith(at)gregsmith(dot)com http://www.gregsmith.com Baltimore, MD

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