Re: Need a mentor, and a project.

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Ashish <abindra(at)u(dot)washington(dot)edu>
Cc: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, Joshua Tolley <eggyknap(at)gmail(dot)com>, Albe Laurenz <laurenz(dot)albe(at)wien(dot)gv(dot)at>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Need a mentor, and a project.
Date: 2009-12-12 02:05:02
Message-ID: 200912120205.nBC252U25804@momjian.us
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Ashish wrote:
> I am thinking about starting with the following TODO item:
>
> --> Have EXPLAIN ANALYZE issue NOTICE messages when the estimated
> and actual row counts differ by a specified percentage.
>
> I picked this because it is somewhat related to query processing
> which is what I am most interested in. It also <seems> like a
> good start up project for a newbie like me. Before I start
> looking into what this would involve and start a conversation
> on designing a solution - I wanted to know what you guys think
> about this particular TODO, and it suitability to a newbie.
> Looking forward to your comments...

I even have a sample patch you can use as a start, attached.

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