Re: DRAFT beta release announcement - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Scott Mead
Subject Re: DRAFT beta release announcement
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In response to Re: DRAFT beta release announcement  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
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On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
On 4/27/10 2:47 PM, Chris Browne wrote:
> jd@commandprompt.com ("Joshua D. Drake") writes:
>>> * The DO() statement, allowing users to execute ad-hoc procedural statements
>> DO() support, allowing for inline? execution of procedural statements.
>>
>> Not quite sure about this one. I don't like the word ad-hoc. Dynamic?
>
> Hmm.  How about...
>
> DO() enables users to execute procedural statements without requiring
> assigning function names.
>
> That's clearer, though a bit wordier.

I'd really prefer something that fits into a bullet without wrapping.


+1 for anonymous blocks.  It's a common term in the industry, and may raise more eyebrows than 'ad-hoc' or 'dynamic'

--Scott
 

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