On 23 July 2015 at 19:25, Scott Marlowe <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> stick to triggers, they're faster
Erm, not according to your beloved manual !!!
38.7. Rules Versus Triggers
" a rule issuing one extra command is likely to be faster than a trigger"
"The summary is, rules will only be significantly slower than triggers
if their actions result in large and badly qualified joins, a
situation where the planner fails."