Re: Tech Docs and Consultants - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Ryan Mahoney
Subject Re: Tech Docs and Consultants
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Msg-id 1050435716.14507.8.camel@localhost.localdomain
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In response to Re: Tech Docs and Consultants  (Scott Lamb <slamb@slamb.org>)
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> Okay, I see your point and Justin's.
>
> My attitude comes from thinking that anyone who uses PostgreSQL is
> going to do so as part of a development project. If that were true, I
> think that my statement would follow, since I believe that anyone who
> develops well does so using version control. But maybe it's not true
> that all PostgreSQL users are developers. A mail merge is a good
> example of something you can do with PostgreSQL without being a
> developer.

- *many* developers don't use CVS, especially those they are on Windows

- CVS is not the only version control system around...

- postgres should be appealing additionally to people who aren't yet
excellent software developers.  It is a great learning environment for
beginners in software development

-r

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Ryan Mahoney <ryan@paymentalliance.net>


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