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+
PostgreSQL Coding Conventions
The src/tools directory contains sample settings
- files that can be used with the
emacs,
- editors to help ensure that they format code according to these
- conventions.
+
files that can be used with the
emacs,
+ editors to help ensure that they format code according to these
+ conventions.
-
May/Can/Might
+
May vs. Can vs. Might
- May
suggests permission (e.g. "You may borrow my rake.")
+ May
suggests permission (e.g. "You may borrow my rake."),
and has little use in documentation or error messages.
Can
suggests ability (e.g. "I can lift that log."),
and might
suggests possibility (e.g. "It might rain
- today.").
-
-
- Rationale: Using the proper word clarifies meaning and assists
+ today."). Using the proper word clarifies meaning and assists
translation.