Anthony W. Youngman wrote:
> Tony writes:
>> Anthony W. Youngman wrote:
>>> Relational needs an optimiser - Pick gets it for free ... and the stats
>>> say that on average it pays off handsomely :-)
>>
>> Pick doesn't have a "free" optimizer: it just doesn't have one. So
>> either there is only one access path, and too bad if it isn't optimal,
>> or you the designer/programmer are playing the part of the optimizer
>> yourselves (and I don't suppose your time comes free).
>
> So our time isn't free ... but optimisation is inherent in the design.
> We don't even think about it - it just happens ...
Magic! Yey!
Received on Mon Jun 14 2004 - 20:26:26 CDT
