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Avoiding stored procedure calls in PostgreSQL that are not necessary

Almost any common language, like Perl, Python, or C, can be used to write stored procedures in PostgreSQL. Overall, this provides excellent flexibilit…

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GAINS AND PITFALLS ARE AMONG THE NEW SEQUENCE FEATURES. 

Artificial numeric primary key columns for tables are created using sequences.
Even if more than one database session is using the sequence at the sam…

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AVOID “OR” FOR BETTER QUERY PERFORMANCE. 

Of course, there is a need for the OR operator in SQL, so if you can’t avoid it, use it. But you should be mindful of the effects on performance.

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Postgresql’s Update and AutoVac: A Beginner’s Guide

It’s surprising how many of the recent PostgreSQL support requests we’ve gotten are about autovacuum and UPDATE in particular. PostgreSQL handles upda…

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Improving sort performance in PostgreSQL

A key component of PostgreSQL performance tuning is sorting. But many people frequently misunderstand or simply ignore tuning sorts. I made the decisi…

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