Comments on: Postgres for the win! http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/posts/postgres-for-the-win/ programming, politics, & other religious issues Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:31:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: Greg Smith http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/posts/postgres-for-the-win/#comment-37057 Greg Smith Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:58:28 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/archive/2006/11/04/166#comment-37057 For those of you looking for more information about bitmap operations, I'd suggest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitmap_index http://stackoverflow.com/questions/410586/what-is-the-difference-between-seq-scan-and-bitmap-heap-scan-in-postgres There's more about how they get used in PostgreSQL in the example for EXPLAIN: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/using-explain.html , which should make more sense after reading the above. For those of you looking for more information about bitmap operations, I’d suggest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitmap_index http://stackoverflow.com/questions/410586/what-is-the-difference-between-seq-scan-and-bitmap-heap-scan-in-postgres

There’s more about how they get used in PostgreSQL in the example for EXPLAIN: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/using-explain.html , which should make more sense after reading the above.

]]> By: Postgres for the win! – Another guy named Mike http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/posts/postgres-for-the-win/#comment-36945 Postgres for the win! – Another guy named Mike Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:32:43 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/archive/2006/11/04/166#comment-36945 [...] the inspiration for this [...] [...] the inspiration for this [...]

]]> By: Another guy named Mike http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/posts/postgres-for-the-win/#comment-34466 Another guy named Mike Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:50:49 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/archive/2006/11/04/166#comment-34466 <strong>Postgres for the win!...</strong> I guess all my arguments (read: complaining) finally paid off. Our old database is starting to fall apart under the load. Too much data and too many users is an equation that won't last, no matter who makes the software. And eventually my aggressi... Postgres for the win!…

I guess all my arguments
(read: complaining) finally paid off. Our old database is starting to
fall apart under the load. Too much data and too many users is an
equation that won’t last, no matter who makes the software. And
eventually my aggressi…

]]> By: Robert Spencer http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/posts/postgres-for-the-win/#comment-34133 Robert Spencer Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:35:42 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/archive/2006/11/04/166#comment-34133 Hi, I've just been looking for information about these bitmask joins you suggested and can't find any information about them, could you please point to where in the Postgres manual I can read about how to use them? Hi, I’ve just been looking for information about these bitmask joins you suggested and can’t find any information about them, could you please point to where in the Postgres manual I can read about how to use them?

]]> By: Robert Spencer http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/posts/postgres-for-the-win/#comment-34132 Robert Spencer Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:28:40 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/archive/2006/11/04/166#comment-34132 I can't find any reference on how to use bitmask joins... the really friendly Postgres manual appears to be silent on the matter. I can’t find any reference on how to use bitmask joins… the really friendly Postgres manual appears to be silent on the matter.

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