On Oct 19, 2009, at 12:23 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> That is, the specification of options is made outside of the language
>> in question.
>
> I don't think I particularly care for this. It's inventing a global
> mechanism to cover a problem that we currently have one instance of
> in one PL. That's a mighty thin justification. Also, I tend to think
> that you should have several instances of a problem before you venture
> to design a global solution --- else your one-size-fits-all solution
> might turn out to be a lot less general than you thought.
Sure, just an idea to keep in mind for when you do have a second and a
third option to add…
Best,
David