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Query optimization doesn't work because SQL is declarative (scattered-thoughts.net)
2 points by jamii 5 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Maybe the "query optimization works because sql is set-oriented"?

The types of operations in SQL are limited to sets, therefore allowing certain optimizations.




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