Re: select max(column) not using index

From: Darren King <DarrenK(at)Routescape(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: 'Thomas Zehetbauer' <thomasz(at)hostmaster(dot)org>
Subject: Re: select max(column) not using index
Date: 2002-03-13 16:15:11
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> On Thur, March 07, 2002, Thomas Zehetbauer spewed:
>
> I think you all should really buy the book 'Database
> Development for Dummies'.
> Postgresql is for sure the only database on this planet that
> cannot optimize a select(max) using an index. Not even
> Microsoft has implemented such a design deficiency yet and
> even MySQL which you like to talk so bad about uses an
> index to optimize select max() queries. Some of you should
> really consider attending a programming course and all of
> you should consider to stop working on this totally screwed
> up monster!

And perhaps you should pick up "Open Source Development for Dummies"...

The wonderful thing about open-source projects is that all-talk, no-action
critics such as yourself can be told:

"If you don't like the way the program works, feel free to download the src
and put that programming course you attended to good use by implementing it
yourself."

I'm sure all of the postgres community welcome your patch for this
optimization, Mr. Zehetbauer.

Darren

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