Lee Feigenbaum wrote: > Andy Seaborne wrote: >> I don't find the name COALESCE very helpful. >> >> None of these seem good but they are better to me: >> >> VAL >> VALUE >> FIRST >> FIRST_VAL >> PROTECT >> SAFE > > I'm not wedded to COALESCE and I recognize it's an obtuse word that's > confusing to non-SQL-heads and probably even more confusing to > non-native-English speakers. Falling into both of these categories I fully agree:-) Ivan > > ...But I don't like any of these proposed choices either :) > > > > Lee > -- Ivan Herman, W3C Semantic Web Activity Lead Home: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/ mobile: +31-641044153 PGP Key: http://www.ivan-herman.net/pgpkey.html FOAF: http://www.ivan-herman.net/foaf.rdf
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