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Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> A Cure for Madness
Some of you might have read the article I recently posted on "Subquery Madness!":
http://five.pairlist.net/pipermail/oracle-article/2004/000012.html
Chris Date took an interest in the issue, and he wrote a fascinating follow-up, "A Cure for Madness," which just went live today:
http://www.dbdebunk.com/page/page/1351381.htm
Please note that Chris is *not* saying that the subquery results need to be materialized, but only that the final results need to be "as if" they had been. I can think of at least two ways to merge the subquery and yet maintain the required "as if" behavior.
Chris's article is really clear and well-written. I wish I could write as well as he does. I think you'll find his article interesting no matter which side of the issue you personally fall on.
Best regards,
Jonathan Gennick --- Brighten the corner where you are http://Gennick.com * 906.387.1698 * mailto:jonathan@gennick.com
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