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From: "Jonathan Chang (Commented) (JIRA)" <jira@apache.org>
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Subject: [jira] [Commented] (HIVE-2509) Literal bigint
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Jonathan Chang commented on HIVE-2509:
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To put it another way, once you have complex types (arrays, maps, struct and the like) you either need strong typing (a la C++, Java, etc.) or full-on duck typing (a la Python).  I don't think any language has successfully maintained a middle ground (what Hive is trying to do right now). 
                
> Literal bigint
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>                 Key: HIVE-2509
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-2509
>             Project: Hive
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>            Reporter: Jonathan Chang
>            Assignee: Jonathan Chang
>         Attachments: D15.1.patch, D15.1.patch
>
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> Typing bigints is a pain because you have to write CAST(0 AS BIGINT).  We should let people type 0L instead.

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