Here is an advantage Plpgsql has:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/plpgsql-expressions.html
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I guess you can offset this by creating your own prepared statements in =
C.
Otherwise, I can=92t think of how C could be slower. I would choose C =
for
functions that don=92t have SQL statements in them =96 e.g. math and =
string
processing.=20
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From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Karel River=F3n
Escobar
Sent: February 2, 2013 10:42 AM
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: [GENERAL] What language is faster, C or PL/PgSQL?
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Hi people,
I need to write an algorithm for processing large amounts of data. I =
want to
write a function on PgAdmin 3 to solve my problem. I need to know what
language should be used, C or PL/PgSQL?=20
Needless to say, what I need is quickly. What language is faster, C or
PL/PgSQL?=20
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Greetings, Karel River=F3n
University of Informatics Science=20
