[HACKERS] Saving snapshots for later use

2012-06-14 Thread Nikolas Everett
I've been a PostgreSQL user for years and have a feature that I'd like to see implemented. I've started playing with the source and have a vague implementation plan for it, but before I go blundering around I'd like to run the idea by this list. So here it is: I'd like to be able to save the cur

Re: [HACKERS] Lisp as a procedural language?

2008-10-18 Thread Nikolas Everett
From what I remember with tinkering with Lisp a while back, SBCL and CMUCL are the big free implementations. I remember something about GCL being non-standard. Either of those should make lisp hackers happy. 2008/10/18 M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Someone at the PostgreSQL West

Re: [HACKERS] How is random_page_cost=4 ok?

2008-10-10 Thread Nikolas Everett
> > In any case your experience doesn't match mine. On a machine with a sizable > raid controller setting random_page_cost higher does generate, as expected, > plans with more bitmap heap scans which are in fact faster. > We're running postgres backed by a NetApp 3020 via fiber and have had a lot