On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Aaron Abreu <abre...@bay.k12.fl.us> wrote: > a NON-technical version... > > st.procedures and automation are great... > > but... > sounds like everybody is dancing around the main theme.. > so lets say it.... > that dreaded word that developers and DBA's cring to hear... > the one part of our job that we all hate... > > DOCUMENTATION !!!!!
urk. your typical java programmer isn't any more likely to write documentation and unit tests than your typical database developer. sql is very at least somewhat self documenting; I'd rather trawl through someone else's sql than just about any other language. stored procedures also tend to be very robust, especially if you avoid excessive use of variables and loops; they are tightly coupled with the database transaction environment: errors roll back ALL DATA STRUCTURES as well as the execution point to a known good place. also the mvcc locking model is very clean vs your typical threaded drek. merlin -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
