Re: Trailing comma support in SELECT statements - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Trailing comma support in SELECT statements
Date
Msg-id 21053.1414539038@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Trailing comma support in SELECT statements  (Jim Nasby <Jim.Nasby@BlueTreble.com>)
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Jim Nasby <Jim.Nasby@BlueTreble.com> writes:
> On 10/28/14, 4:25 PM, David E. Wheeler wrote:
>> This one, however, is more a judgment of people and their practices rather than the feature itself. Color me
unimpressed.

> +1.

> Having users sweat of comma placement in this day and age is pretty stupid. I can understand why we wouldn't want to
breakbackwards compatibility, but I think it does us and our users a disservice to dismiss the issue.
 

I don't think anyone is just dismissing the issue.  But it is certainly a
judgment call as to whether the pros outweigh the cons, and I'm not seeing
a clear majority of us thinking they do.
        regards, tom lane



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