Re: pl/pgsql oddity

I prefer the FORTRAN66 construct

IF <condition> <label1> <label2> <label3>

where it jumps to label1 if <condition> is negative, label2 if zero, and
label3 if positive.  No else ifs about it.

I hope you realize I'm as kidding as I am obviously too old.



                     
                      Michael Fuhr
                     
                      <mike@fuhr.org>                To:       Geoffrey <esoteric@3times25.net>
                     
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                      12/16/2004 01:16 PM
                     

                     

                     




On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 12:27:53PM -0500, Geoffrey wrote:

> I don't know of any other language that permits multiple spellings for
> the same construct.  I'd be concerned with starting such a precedent.

I'd be in favor of making it a bloody law that every bloody language
use the same bloody spelling.  I'm forever forgetting whether a
particular language uses ELSE IF, ELSEIF, ELSIF, or ELIF.  Grumble,
grumble, grumble....

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Michael Fuhr
http://www.fuhr.org/~mfuhr/

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