Re: PostgreSQL CHARACTER VARYING vs CHARACTER VARYING (Length)

Rui DeSousa wrote:

> > On Apr 28, 2020, at 7:43 PM, raf <raf@raf.org> wrote:
> > 
> > I just use "text" for everything. It's less typing. :-)
> 
> Ugh, I see it as sign that the designers of the schema didn’t fully
> think about the actual requirements or care about them and it usually
> shows.

You are mistaken. I care a lot. That's why I
future-proof designs whenever possible by
not imposing arbitrarily chosen limits that
appear to suit current requirements.

In other words, I know I'm not smart enough
to predict the future so I don't let that
fact ruin my software. :-)

cheers,
raf