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Re:Why SELECT * is bad for SQL performance (2020) by lolinder on Monday February 15, 2021 @10:13AM (#26143426)
Building software is making a series of trade-offs, but most tech articles present themselves as though they have the answer. It's not too surprising, then, that the top comments take opposing stances on an issue that is definitely more complicated than the article made it sound.
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Re:Why SELECT * is bad for SQL performance (2020) by skeeter2020 on Monday February 15, 2021 @11:56AM (#26144473)
We have trade-offs but they are not all equal. It is both legitimate and encouraged to argue about which are the correct trade-offs IMO.
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Re:Why SELECT * is bad for SQL performance (2020) by lolinder on Monday February 15, 2021 @05:55PM (#26148707)
Agreed! The fact that the top two comments usually disagree is one of the primary reasons I read comments on HN. The dialectic allows me to make an informed decision later.
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