

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Meskes [mailto:meskes@postgresql.org] 
> Sent: 28 February 2002 07:04
> To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] eWeek Poll: Which database is most 
> critical to your
> 
> 
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 12:39:16AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> > I cannot believe that caching results for 
> literally-identical queries 
> > is a win, except perhaps for the most specialized (read brain dead)
> 
> I don't think they are brain dead. Well that is at first I 
> thought so too, but then thinking some more it made sense. 
> After all MySQL is used mostly for web pages and even your 
> dynamic content doesn't change that often. But in between 
> there are thousands of concurrent access that all execute the 
> very same statement. This feature makes no sense IMO for the 
> "normal" use we both probably had in mind when first reading, 
> but for this web usage I see a benefit if it's implementable.

Everytime someone browses http://pgadmin.postgresql.org/ this is exactly
what's going on, as well as (I imagine) with Vince's interactive docs.

Regards, Dave.

Thu, 28 Feb 2002 09:03:41 -0000
Dave Page <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>
Re: eWeek Poll: Which database is most critical to your