Re: [GENERAL] $foo $bar is BAD

2016-04-18 Thread Brent Wood
gsql-general-ow...@postgresql.org> on behalf of Peter Devoy <pe...@3xe.co.uk> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2016 2:00 PM To: Psql_General (E-mail) Subject: Re: [GENERAL] $foo $bar is BAD > Although people commonly use $foo $bar in examples, it is actually a misuse > of a VERY rude acronym. >

Re: [GENERAL] $foo $bar is BAD

2016-04-17 Thread Gavin Flower
On 16/04/16 14:00, Peter Devoy wrote: Although people commonly use $foo $bar in examples, it is actually a misuse of a VERY rude acronym. The next time you need to make an example, please try being a little more original (or meaningful) with your variable names. In light of recent CoC

Re: [GENERAL] $foo $bar is BAD

2016-04-17 Thread Joshua D. Drake
On 04/15/2016 04:35 PM, Melvin Davidson wrote: *Although people commonly use $foo $bar in examples, it is actually a misuse of a VERY rude acronym. Actually it isn't. *The next time you need to make an example, please try being a little more original (or meaningful) with your variable

Re: [GENERAL] $foo $bar is BAD

2016-04-15 Thread Peter Devoy
> Although people commonly use $foo $bar in examples, it is actually a misuse > of a VERY rude acronym. > The next time you need to make an example, please try being a little more > original (or meaningful) with your variable names. In light of recent CoC decisions, I would like to propose the

Re: [GENERAL] $foo $bar is BAD

2016-04-15 Thread Jan de Visser
On Friday, April 15, 2016 8:13:56 PM EDT Melvin Davidson wrote: > *Thanks for the sympathetic feedback John. I understand people are > reluctant to change. It was just my intent to enlighten others as to the > true background behind it.* > *So if it's not about to change, then I'll just have to

Re: [GENERAL] $foo $bar is BAD

2016-04-15 Thread Melvin Davidson
*Thanks for the sympathetic feedback John. I understand people are reluctant to change. It was just my intent to enlighten others as to the true background behind it.* *So if it's not about to change, then I'll just have to cry $boo $hoo, $oye $vey. :)* On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 8:05 PM, John

Re: [GENERAL] $foo $bar is BAD

2016-04-15 Thread John McKown
On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 6:35 PM, Melvin Davidson wrote: > > > *Although people commonly use $foo $bar in examples, it is actually a > misuse of a VERY rude acronym.Anyone that has done time in the military, > and other goverment agencies, has been introduced to the term

Re: [GENERAL] $foo $bar is BAD

2016-04-15 Thread Tom Lane
John R Pierce writes: > On 4/15/2016 4:35 PM, Melvin Davidson wrote: >> *Anyone that has done time in the military, and other goverment >> agencies, has been introduced to the term fubar, which stands for >> "fouled up beyond all repair". Although fouled was replaced by

Re: [GENERAL] $foo $bar is BAD

2016-04-15 Thread John R Pierce
On 4/15/2016 4:35 PM, Melvin Davidson wrote: *Anyone that has done time in the military, and other goverment agencies, has been introduced to the term fubar, which stands for "fouled up beyond all repair". Although fouled was replaced by another similar word where the 2nd, 3rd and 4th letters

[GENERAL] $foo $bar is BAD

2016-04-15 Thread Melvin Davidson
*Although people commonly use $foo $bar in examples, it is actually a misuse of a VERY rude acronym.Anyone that has done time in the military, and other goverment agencies, has been introduced to the term fubar, which stands for "fouled up beyond all repair". Although fouled was replaced by