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Re:Introduction to PostgreSQL Indexes on Sunday January 25, 2026 @11:40AM (#46755591)
Hi Peter, author here. Thanks for weighing in with the extra context on index skip scan, and huge thanks for adding this to Postgres.

I’m going to revise the multi-column index section to be more precise about when leftmost-prefix rules apply, and I’ll include a note on how skip scan changes the picture

Re:Show HN: Talk Paper Scissors on Sunday December 24, 2023 @05:00AM (#38752444)
Oh, this is fun! I love the idea of simple games like this and stranger.video!
Re:Ask HN: Distributed Systems Course Suggestions on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @01:55AM (#37925263)
This series of challenges from Fly.io seems to be good: https://fly.io/dist-sys/