Re: PL - "Programming Languages" or "Procedural Languages"? - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Josh Kupershmidt
Subject Re: PL - "Programming Languages" or "Procedural Languages"?
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In response to PL - "Programming Languages" or "Procedural Languages"?  (Satoshi Nagayasu <satoshi.nagayasu@gmail.com>)
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2011/2/3 Satoshi Nagayasu <satoshi.nagayasu@gmail.com>:
> Hi all,
>
> I just found "PL" is explained as "Programming Languages"
> in the Acronyms section.
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/acronyms.html
>
> I think this should be "Procedural Languages" because
> "Procedural" is used in the Server Programming section.
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/server-programming.html
>
> I've created a patch, but which should we use?

There was some consensus that "procedural languages" makes sense:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2011-01/msg01485.php

Josh

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