Re: The REAL cost of joins

From: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
To: Marcin Krol <mrkafk(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: The REAL cost of joins
Date: 2010-03-04 19:25:37
Message-ID: 1267730737.21887.3012.camel@ebony
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On Wed, 2010-03-03 at 22:59 +0100, Marcin Krol wrote:

> What do you think of this? And in general: when (if?) should one
> denormalize data?

Your example shows that its quicker to put the ingredients on the table
than it is to bake a cake. I'm not sure that's an argument against
baking, nor is it an argument in favour of baking the night before.

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Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com

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