On 4/1/21 8:58 AM, Brian Dunavant wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 10:49 AM Glen Huang <heyhgl(at)gmail(dot)com
> <mailto:heyhgl(at)gmail(dot)com>> wrote:
>
> If I decide to replace all my transaction code with CTE, will I
> shoot myself in the foot down the road?
>
>
> I do this all the time and makes code way cleaner. It's very
> straightforward with inserts queries. When you deal with
> updates/deletes, things can be trickier. I usually leave these in a
> transaction if there is any concern.
>
> They can also be hard for future programmers that may not understand
> SQL. Make sure you comment your queries for maintainability long term.
>
> I have yet to regret replacing a transaction with a CTE over the past
> decade. YMMV
This must assume auto-commit mode where every single statement is
"committed"?