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From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: Trying to create implicit casts to text in PG 8.3
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In response to Re: Trying to create implicit casts to text in PG 8.3  (Sam Mason <sam@samason.me.uk>)
Responses Re: Trying to create implicit casts to text in PG 8.3  (Sam Mason <sam@samason.me.uk>)
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On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 16:58 +0000, Sam Mason wrote:
> In the end, any type system is just a tool.  It's main job is to find
> bugs in code by spotting a common class of error

The purpose of the database as a whole is to preserve the integrity of
your data. The type system is a key component of that. The main job of
the type system is to assist in insuring that your data is correct.

Joshua D. Drake

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