Re: Big disappointment with Postgres
Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:38:08 +1100
Message-ID: <iijg9j$n64$1_at_news.eternal-september.org>
Mladen Gogala wrote,on my timestamp of 5/02/2011 1:58 AM:
> "Optimizer hints (not wanted)
>
> Optimizer hints are used to work around problems in the optimizer and
> introduce upgrade and maintenance issues.
Beg your pardon? So, a hint that fixes a plan "introduces upgrade and
maintenance issues", but a patch to fix a specific problem with the optimizer
does not introduce such?
Hellooooooo?
Has any of these idiots EVER had to upgrade an existing production system? Ah yes, I forgot this is the open community: they don't give a fig about existing production, they just "rework" or "refactor" whenever needed. Nice racket if you can make it stick...
> We would rather have the
> problems reported and fixed. We have discussed a more sophisticated
> system of per-class cost adjustment instead, but a specification remains
> to be developed."
Ah, ok: the "too hard basket". Of course. IOW: we'll find a sucker to go and investigate that one of these days.
> In essence, when I encounter a problem, I am supposed to contact one of
> the gurus and have him develop a "custom patch" for me. Nice little
> racket.
LOL! Narh, perish the thought!
As if that hasn't been the MO of that lot since day one...
Received on Sat Feb 05 2011 - 06:38:08 CST