Re: [PATCH] pg_sleep(interval)

On 10/17/2013 01:41 PM, Vik Fearing wrote:
>> > Perhaps; but it has also been an example of the benefits of having
>> > tight review.  
> FWIW, I agree.  I have been impressed by the rigorous review process of
> this project ever since I started following it.
> 

OK, good!  That makes me feel better.

So, I surveyed 30 members of the San Francisco PostgreSQL User Group
last night.  Out of the 30:

4 had ever used pg_sleep(), and those four included Jeff Davis and Peter
G.  I asked the remaining two about the new versions of pg_sleep, and
they were more interested in pg_sleep_until(), and not particularly
interested in pg_sleep(interval).

So, to my mind backwards compatibility (the ambiguity issue) is
insignificant because there are so few users of pg_sleep(), but there
are serious questions about the demand for improvements on pg_sleep for
that reason.

-- 
Josh Berkus
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