Dhimant Patel <drp4...@gmail.com> writes:
> From my initial read on documentation I believe internally a date type is
> represented by integer type of data. This makes me wonder would it make any
> good to create additional  column of Integer type and update it as data gets
> added and use this integer column for all ordering purposes for my sqls - or
> should I not hasitate using Date type straight into my sql for ordering?

Don't overcomplicate things.  Comparison of dates is just about as fast as
comparison of integers, anyway.

                        regards, tom lane

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