Re: performance - self-joins vs. subqueries - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: performance - self-joins vs. subqueries
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Msg-id 23237.982021001@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to performance - self-joins vs. subqueries  ("K. Ari Krupnikov" <ari@iln.net>)
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"K. Ari Krupnikov" <ari@iln.net> writes:
> Many queries can be formulated as either a self-join or a subquery on
> the same table.
> Is there any difference in performance, or does the analyzer treat them
> the same?

You're a lot better off with a self-join, at present.

            regards, tom lane

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