On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 1:03 PM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> Vik Fearing <vik@postgresfriends.org> writes:
> > Perhaps a bit off-topic, but what is the point of the file identifiers?
>
> IMO, it helps to tell things apart when you've got a bunch of editor
> windows open on some mighty samey-looking meson.build files.
On the other hand, maintaining those identification lines in all of
our files has a pretty high distributed cost. I never use them to
figure out what file I'm editing because my editor can tell me that.
But I do have to keep fixing those lines as I create new files. It's
not the most annoying thing ever, but I wouldn't mind a bit if I
didn't have to do it any more.
--
Robert Haas
EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
