Re: Jargon and acronyms on this mailing list

From: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Greg Sabino Mullane <htamfids(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Jargon and acronyms on this mailing list
Date: 2024-09-03 15:50:20
Message-ID: ZtcwPKsCznfVBF_1@nathan
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On Fri, Aug 30, 2024 at 12:01:42PM -0400, Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
> I normally wouldn't mention my blog entries here, but this one was about
> the hackers mailing list, so wanted to let people know about it in case you
> don't follow Planet Postgres. I scanned the last year's worth of posts and
> gathered the most used acronyms and jargon. The most commonly used acronym
> was IMO (in my opinion), followed by FWIW (for what it's worth), and IIUC
> (if I understand correctly). The complete list can be found in the post
> below, I'll refrain from copying everything here.

Do you think these acronyms make it difficult for some to contribute to
Postgres? I've always felt that they were pretty easy to figure out and a
nice way to save some typing for common phrases, but I'm not sure it's ever
really been discussed.

--
nathan

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