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Multidimensional search strategies for composite B-Tree indexesPGConf.dev 20252025-05-13
Adds Postgres 18 nbtree skip scan that treats composite B‑tree indexes as multidimensional and turns some full index scans into a series of small index…
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Sort vs Hash A DualityPGConf Silicon Valley 20162016-11-14
Claim: OLTP gets single-digit‑ms performance on seven‑join queries by using nested loop + B‑tree index lookups that are effectively independent of dataset…
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Breakout SessionPGConf Silicon Valley 20152015-11-17
PostgreSQL 9.5 adds a concrete UPSERT: an INSERT ... ON CONFLICT clause that either inserts or updates without racey subtransaction hacks and with better…
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Concurrency in PostgresPostgresOpen 20132013-09-16
Explains exactly which SQL isolation levels map to which visibility rules and guarantees and shows the specific locks acquired on tables indexes rows…
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A Batch of Commit BatchingPostgres Open 20122012-09-17
PostgreSQL 9.2 introduces a lock and fast‑path change that makes PostgreSQL 9.2 group commit batch hundreds of logical commits into one fsync, yielding…
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PL/Python -- Python inside the PostgreSQL RDBMSEuroPython 20112011-06-20
PL/Python embeds Python into PostgreSQL with a single C file under 5,000 lines, maps SQL types to Python, and supports triggers, table-returning functions and…
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