It is possible to control the query planner to some extent by using the explicit JOIN syntax. To see why this matters, we first need some background

One might need to insert a large amount of data when first populating a database. This section contains some suggestions on how to make this process as efficient as possible

PostgreSQL devises a query plan for each query it receives. Choosing the right plan to match the query structure and

Durability is a database feature that guarantees the recording of committed transactions even if the server crashes or loses power. However, durability adds significant database

As we saw in the previous section, the query planner needs to estimate the number of rows retrieved by a query in order to make good choices of query plans. This section provides