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Re:How PostgreSQL stores rows by guenthert on Thursday February 10, 2022 @12:25PM (#30289512)
Is it though? I mean, isn't the appeal of a relational DBMS that it is a black box to the user and it's the query planner's job to yield an efficient search for a given goal? That job will be easier, if the DBMS developers are free to chose internal representation as needed and aren't bound by earlier disclosed details.
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Re:How PostgreSQL stores rows by WGH_ on Thursday February 17, 2022 @02:39AM (#30370490)
> I mean, isn't the appeal of a relational DBMS that it is a black box to the user and it's the query planner's job to yield an efficient search for a given goal?

I wish

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Re:How PostgreSQL stores rows by ahmedalsudani on Thursday February 10, 2022 @01:07PM (#30290136)
The book is still great, and some of us like to dig into database internals :)

It's by no means a requirement to use the database

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