When should parameters be passed as text v. binary?

From: Paula Kirsch <pl(dot)kirsch(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: When should parameters be passed as text v. binary?
Date: 2020-01-04 11:54:41
Message-ID: CAHaXFPJNy_g5srOJpqAf3Td+71zDoPTfBP+45p58qJdbjsJKaw@mail.gmail.com
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I'm just trying to understand the trade-offs between sending everything
always as text, all integer parameters as binary, floats as binary, etc.

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