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From Robert Haas
Subject Re: [DOCS] HOT - correct claim about indexes not referencing old line pointers
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In response to Re: [DOCS] HOT - correct claim about indexes not referencing old line pointers  (James Coleman <jtc331@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: [DOCS] HOT - correct claim about indexes not referencing old line pointers  (James Coleman <jtc331@gmail.com>)
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On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 9:36 AM James Coleman <jtc331@gmail.com> wrote:
> Are you thinking we should simply elide the fact that there is pruning
> that happens outside of HOT? Or add that information onto the HOT
> page, even though it doesn't directly fit?

I think we should elide it. Maybe with a much larger rewrite there
would be a good place to include that information, but with the
current structure, the page is about why HOT is good, and talking
about pruning that can happen apart from HOT doesn't advance that
message.

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Robert Haas
EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com

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