On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 08:22:39PM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > > Imagine I got run over by a train, and someone was reading my code. > > Which would be easier for them to maintain: Code with weird SQL, or code > > with sensible, well-written SQL and explicit hints? > > You forgot the most important option: > > Code with appropriate documentation about your weird SQL. > > If you document your code, your argument is moot. You apparently didn't read the whole email. He said he did document his code. But his point is still valid: obscure code is bad even with documentation. Would you put something from the obfuscated C contest into production with comments describing what it does, or would you just write the code cleanly to begin with? -- Jim Nasby jim@xxxxxxxxx EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell)
