Re: Reordering columns, will this ever be simple? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Greg Smith
Subject Re: Reordering columns, will this ever be simple?
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Msg-id Pine.GSO.4.64.0708091403520.20735@westnet.com
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In response to Re: Reordering columns, will this ever be simple?  (Erik Jones <erik@myemma.com>)
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On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Erik Jones wrote:

> Perhaps we could have a nice, friendly discussion on using surrogate
> primary keys v. string based keys?  Or, I think the body of the "nulls
> are bad" dead horse is collecting flies if anyone wants to take a swing
> at it...

Following the handbook for dead horse riding[1], obviously technique #12
"Harnessing several dead horses together for increased speed" would allow
faster progress were all these addressed at once.

[1] http://soli.inav.net/~catalyst/Humor/dhorse.htm

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