Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Vincent de Phily
Subject Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices
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Msg-id 6952420.WkY44izce6@moltowork
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices  (Gavin Flower <GavinFlower@archidevsys.co.nz>)
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Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices
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On Wednesday 26 August 2015 10:27:04 Gavin Flower wrote:
> Actually I would suggest standardising on singular names, not JUST
> because that this the standard I prefer!  :-)
>
> But (also) because:
>
>  1. Singular words tend to be shorter
>
>  2. plurals are more ambiguous wrt spelling
>
>  3. there other good reasons, that I've forgotten for now :-(
>     (but I remember having them!!!)

Oh, so you name your tables 'fish' and 'crow' instead of 'school' and
'murder' ? Such wasted opportunities :p

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Vincent de Phily



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