Re: [HACKERS] Optimizer is fixed, and faster

Off topic. But hey, it's saturday morning.

Scrappy wrote...

> On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Todd Graham Lewis wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > > I have fixed the optimizer, and it is working properly again, and faster
> > > too.
> >
> > What about cheaper? 8^)
>
> "You too can get your fixed and faster optimizer for *today only* at the
> *low low* price of...$9.95...not available in stores, only calling out
> exclusive, will last for the next 6 minutes, toll free number. Do *NOT*
> be the last on your block to own one of these"
>

One 'zen of engineering' lesson I was taught was when many years ago a
mentor of mine wrote on the board:

GOOD
FAST
CHEAP

pick any two

PostgreSQL, it seems, may be an exception to this rule.

-- cary