Re: Advice: Where could I be of help?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Curtis Faith <curtis(at)galtair(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Advice: Where could I be of help?
Date: 2002-10-03 02:29:13
Message-ID: 200210030229.g932TDE22972@candle.pha.pa.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > I would read the developers corner stuff, the developers FAQ, pick a
> > TODO item, and try a patch. It's that simple.
>
> Yup. I'd also suggest starting with something relatively small and
> localized (the nearby suggestion to fix IN/EXISTS, for example, is
> probably not a good first project --- and anyway I was going to work
> on that myself this month ;-)).

That's good news. I am getting a little embarassed because I had to
explain the work arounds to someone this week, twice.

As it stands now, when is EXISTS quicker than IN. It isn't always,
right?

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