Re: Boolean operators without commutators vs. ALL/ANY - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: Boolean operators without commutators vs. ALL/ANY
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In response to Re: Boolean operators without commutators vs. ALL/ANY  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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Re: Boolean operators without commutators vs. ALL/ANY
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On 06/13/2011 10:07 AM, Robert Haas wrote:
> Some languages use =~ and some use just ~... I was just
> wondering if anyone thought the commutator of =~ was ~=...

My feeling is it's a bit dangerous. It's too easy to fat-finger the 
reverse op, and get something quite unintended.

cheers

andrew (whose lack of coordination sadly increases with age)


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