On 17 October 2012 18:50, Andrew Dunstan <and...@dunslane.net> wrote: > I don't know how many times I have to say this: people are not listening. > Tom has already given a case for it upthread: > > >>> Triggers necessarily operate on a row-at-a-time basis. In theory, >>> for at least some bulk operations, a rule could greatly outperform >>> a trigger. It's difficult to walk away from that - unless somebody >>> can prove that the advantage doesn't ever accrue in practice.
Fair point. I'm just not sure that that is a good enough reason to not deprecate rules. I mean, if experienced hackers cannot figure out if that's actually a useful facet of rules, what hope is there for anyone else? -- Peter Geoghegan http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training and Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
