> I noticed that commit 7e137f846 added functions named max() and min()
> to pgbench's expression syntax. Unfortunately, these functions have
> zilch to do with what max() and min() do in SQL. They're actually more
> like the greatest() and least() server-side functions.
Yep.
> While I can't imagine that we'd ever want to implement true aggregates
> in pgbench expressions, it still seems like this is a recipe for
> confusion. Shouldn't we rename these to greatest() and least()?
My 0,02€: I like the simplicity of min/max names and I think that anyone
would manage to deal with this level of confusion in a pgbench script, so
I would not bother.
But if it is to be changed, best do it now!
--
Fabien.
