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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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