Thanks James. Points taken on board. :-)
Chris On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 5:24 PM, James K. Lowden <jklow...@schemamania.org> wrote: > On Fri, 17 Jun 2016 07:37:16 +0100 > Chris Locke <ch...@chrisjlocke.co.uk> wrote: > > > I fail to see what any of this has to do with sqlite. I thought this > > was a mailing list for sqlite? Seeing queries (no pun intended) on > > sql statements is very subjective, especially with the limited data > > provided by the original poster. > > A query question frequently exposes design choices, either logical or > physical. Both of those can have great effect on the utility and > performance of the system. Answering SQL questions helps people use > SQLite more effectively, and to understand where it differs from other > DBMSs. > > Queries occasionally provoke changes in SQLite itself, either because > the output was wrong (or unexpected), or because it presented a case > for optimization. I have to believe that real queries from users on > this list serve to inform the developers in how SQLite is used. (I > have never seen a homework question on this list.) > > > it won't stop there, and as soon as the original poster has another > > query > > No, it won't, because it hasn't. I've been hanging out here for 18 > months, and I remember only one annoying trivial-query participant. > Out of 13,693 messages, that doesn't amount to much. > > --jkl > _______________________________________________ > sqlite-users mailing list > sqlite-users@mailinglists.sqlite.org > http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users > _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@mailinglists.sqlite.org http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
