I had a database, the main order entry table had 23 indexes on it. The programmers insisted (and my manager backed them up) that they needed to be able to search on first name of the customer or the recipient so we needed two additional indexes on that.
Right, there's REAL selectivity on an index that includes entries like "David" "Ann" "Susan" "Michael" uh huh... and I believe in the tooth fairy too --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > #7 is right on the nose. I can't count the times that a developer > has told > me that another index will solve all his performance problems. > > > > > > "Jamadagni, > > Rajendra" To: Multiple recipients > of list ORACLE-L > <Rajendra.Jam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > adagni cc: > > @espn.com> Subject: RE: Fav. Urban > Legend... > Sent by: root > > > > > > 03/13/2002 > > 10:53 AM > > Please > > respond to > > ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > > My humble suggestions > > 1. CBO doesn't work ... (well it failed 3 years ago when I compiled a > Forms > 3.0 form against 803 database, so it is STILL true). > > 2. Writing reusable code is not good, it is waste of time. > > 3. Exception handling ... Oracle is pretty good are reporting them > ... > > 4. We need to get a larger box with 32 CPUs and 16TB of disk and 32GB > of > RAM, that will make our application run faster > > 5. Application code is already optimal since I wrote it in 7.2, no > need to > revisit the code for our upgrade to 9i, it will optimize itself. > > 6. You DBA guys are overly overrated ... > > 7. Once Table with 32 columns, 28 are indexed in 17 different indexes > on > the > table and this (highly transactional inserts, updates) table is used > by > at-least 10 users at any given time ... the developer thinks "this > design > is > perfect" > > Whew ... I feel better now ... > Raj > ______________________________________________________ > Rajendra Jamadagni MIS, ESPN Inc. > Rajendra dot Jamadagni at ESPN dot com > Any opinion expressed here is personal and doesn't reflect that of > ESPN > Inc. > > QOTD: Any clod can have facts, but having an opinion is an art! > > > << Attachment Removed : ESPN_Disclaimer.txt >> > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).