Re: Scalability in postgres - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Craig James
Subject Re: Scalability in postgres
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Msg-id 4A294146.7010800@emolecules.com
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In response to Re: Scalability in postgres  (Greg Smith <gsmith@gregsmith.com>)
List pgsql-performance
Greg Smith wrote:
> No amount of theoretical discussion advances that any until
> you're at least staring at a very specific locking problem you've
> already characterized extensively via profiling.  And even then,
> profiling trumps theory every time.

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.  In practice, there is a great deal of difference.

Craig

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