Re: Add A Glossary - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Michael Paquier
Subject Re: Add A Glossary
Date
Msg-id 20191125075507.GH99720@paquier.xyz
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In response to Re: Add A Glossary  (Fabien COELHO <coelho@cri.ensmp.fr>)
Responses Re: Add A Glossary  (Corey Huinker <corey.huinker@gmail.com>)
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On Sat, Nov 09, 2019 at 09:19:16AM +0100, Fabien COELHO wrote:
> On principle, I'm fine with having a glossary, i.e. word definitions, which
> are expected to be rather stable in the long run.
>
> I'm wondering whether the effort would not be made redundant by other
> on-line effort such as wikipedia, wiktionary, stackoverflow, standards,
> whatever.
>
> When explaining something, the teacher I am usually provides some level of
> example. This may or may not be appropriate there.

That's exactly a good reason for being a reviewer here.  You have
quite some insight here.

> I'd consider making SQL keywords uppercase.
>
> Developing that is a significant undertaking. Do we have the available
> energy?

It seems like this could be a good idea, still the patch has been
waiting on his author for more than two weeks now, so I have marked it
as returned with feedback.
--
Michael

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