Despite the fact that SQL is not a complex language, and relational algebra isn'...

		sgarland on Aug 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Squeeze the hell out of the system you have Despite the fact that SQL is not a complex language, and relational algebra isn't that hard, people regard it as dark magic. Administering and tuning RDBMS is dark magic. Doing basic query optimization should be viewed the same as "maybe don't write an O(n^3) algorithm."