[Tarantool-patches] [PATCH 0/4] session settings fixes

Timur Safin tsafin at tarantool.org
Fri Apr 3 21:11:12 MSK 2020


: From: Peter Gulutzan <pgulutzan at ocelot.ca>
: 
: Re:
: SETTING SET "sql_default_engine" = 'memtx';
: 
: Adding a new reserved word SETTING, without advance notice,
: should be against policy. It causes a slight risk
: of breaking an existing application.
: 
: I had hoped for
: UPDATE _SETTINGS_DEFAULT_ENGINE SET VALUE = 'memtx';


: I claim that is just as "user friendly" -- it
: adds two words, but it removes quotation marks.
: And it does not require that users learn new syntax
: because UPDATE ... SET is well known.

Yes, I like this way `UPDATE config SET VALUE = value` - 
it's looking very natural for SQL, without any unnecessary 
extension of a language whatsoever.

Timur



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