On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 11:59 AM Maiquel Grassi <gra...@hotmail.com.br> wrote:
> >> I suggest this change to simplify the terminology and make the function > >> name more intuitive, as "postgres" directly refers to the database > server. > >> This seems more suitable to me. > > >Seems like an unnecessary change of a publicly facing feature. IMO > >stability wins out over any debatable improvement the change may bring. > > There are several parts of the system where the term 'postmaster' appears > and could potentially be changed to 'postgres'. In most cases, I agree with > you: keeping the current term is a more cautious approach and ensures > stability. However, in the case of this function, the adjustment is quite > simple and doesn’t involve significant changes to the files; it’s really > just a matter of 'replacing' the term. > The ease or difficulty of making the change in the server has no meaningful bearing on whether breaking this public API is warranted or not. David J.
