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Some Opinionated Thoughts On SQL Databases

- Nelson Elhage

SQL

tl;dr: "SQL as an API is in many ways a relic from another era, and while it’s held up remarkably well, it also feels like it shows its age... it feels like SQL engines barely even try to offer predictability performance or to build reliable guard rails against accidentally taking the entire site down."

featured in #228

API Pagination Design

- Alexander Solovyov

API
SQL

tl;dr: The common way to paginate in APIs - offset or page number - tends to lead to a "suboptimal" SQL query, requiring databases to find, count and throw away rows. Alexander shows us a better way, using cursor.

featured in #211

SQL Queries For Git Repositories

SQL
Git

tl;dr: "A command-line tool for running SQL queries on git repositories meant for ad-hoc querying of git repositories on disk through a common interface (SQL)."

featured in #199

Some SQL Tricks of an Application DBA

- Haki Benita

SQL

tl;dr: Haki shares "non-trivial tips" around database development with explanations, such as (1) update only what needs updating (2) disable constraints and indexes during bulk loads, and more

featured in #196

SQL Queries Don't Start With SELECT

SQL

tl;dr: Having written thousands of queries, Julia realized she didn't know the exact order a query ran. She notes the order and runs through how DB engines optimize queries.

featured in #155

10 Ways to Tweak Slow SQL Queries

- Helen Anderson