Re: Domains vs data types
Ron <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
From: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
To: "pgsql-generallists.postgresql.org" <pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2025-08-20T15:43:57Z
Lists: pgsql-general
On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 11:05 AM Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com> wrote: [snip] > > Personally I don't see that integer --> aint really helps. > No one's going to create the domain "aint", but a DB designer in a rigorous environment _will_ create multiple, meaningfully-named domains, all of which happen to be INTEGER. Makes large-team developing easier. The alternative is Really Really Long column names, and consistent use of agreed-upon suffixes. -- Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce. Don't boil me, I'm still alive. <Redacted> lobster!