X-Original-To: pgsql-docs-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68CA9D1B209 for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:14:35 -0300 (ADT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 86704-10 for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 03:14:35 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (sss.pgh.pa.us [66.207.139.130]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D07FD1B26E for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:14:28 -0300 (ADT) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i6N3ESmk015071; Thu, 22 Jul 2004 23:14:28 -0400 (EDT) To: Robert Treat Cc: Joe Conway , elein , David Fetter , pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Tutorial In-reply-to: <200407222240.45890.xzilla@users.sourceforge.net> References: <20040722222104.GU7751@fetter.org> <20040722165713.A29889@cookie.varlena.com> <410064E3.8050704@joeconway.com> <200407222240.45890.xzilla@users.sourceforge.net> Comments: In-reply-to Robert Treat message dated "Thu, 22 Jul 2004 22:40:45 -0400" Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 23:14:27 -0400 Message-ID: <15070.1090552467@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 tagged_above=0.0 required=5.0 tests= X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200407/21 X-Sequence-Number: 2429 Robert Treat writes: > +1/2 (Since I don't like inheritence) > IMHO we ought to try to keep the _tutorial_ free of things that are generally > considered against relational design. Where is it written that inheritance is against relational design? regards, tom lane