On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 09:41:19AM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > In PostgreSQL 10, we added identity columns, as an alternative to serial > columns (since 6.something). They mostly work the same. Identity columns > are SQL-conforming, have some more features (e.g., overriding clause), and > are a bit more robust in schema management. Some of that was described in > [0]. AFAICT, there have been no complaints since that identity columns lack > features or are somehow a regression over serial columns.
FYI, SERIAL came from Informix syntax, and it was already a macro, so making it a different macro seems fine. ;-) -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> https://momjian.us EDB https://enterprisedb.com Indecision is a decision. Inaction is an action. Mark Batterson
