"Matthew Nuzum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Are you willing to say that the PostgreSQL database system should only be > used by DBAs? I believe that Postgres is such a good and useful tool that > anyone should be able to start using it with little or no barrier to entry.
I quite agree. But there is a difference between saying "you should get decent performance with no effort" and "you should get optimal performance with no effort". I think we can get to the first with relatively little trouble (like boosting the default shared_buffers to 1000), but the second is an impractical goal. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match