Re: [HACKERS] Slow count(*) again... - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Greg Smith
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Slow count(*) again...
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Msg-id 4D4B752F.6000605@2ndquadrant.com
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Slow count(*) again...  (Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Slow count(*) again...  (Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>)
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Scott Marlowe wrote:
> Yes they're useful, but like a plastic bad covering a broken car window,
> they're useful because they cover something that's inherently broken.
>

Awesome.  Now we have a car anology, with a funny typo no less.
"Plastic bad", I love it.  This is real progress toward getting all the
common list argument idioms aired out.  All we need now is a homage to
Mike Godwin and we can close this down.

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