[jira] [Updated] (PIG-3136) Introduce a syntax making declared aliases optional

["Jonathan Coveney (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PIG-3136?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Jonathan Coveney updated PIG-3136:
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    Attachment: PIG-3136-1.patch

Updated, add tests, and added RB here: https://reviews.apache.org/r/9496/
                
> Introduce a syntax making declared aliases optional
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>                 Key: PIG-3136
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PIG-3136
>             Project: Pig
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>            Reporter: Jonathan Coveney
>            Assignee: Jonathan Coveney
>             Fix For: 0.12
>
>         Attachments: PIG-3136-0.patch, PIG-3136-1.patch
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>
> This is something Daniel and I have talked about before, and now that we have the @ syntax, this is easy to implement. The idea is that relation names are no longer required, and you can instead use a fat arrow (obviously that can be changed) to signify this. The benefit is not having to engage in the mental load of having to name everything.
> One other possibility is just making "alias =" optional. I fear that that could be a little TOO magical, but I welcome opinions.

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