> the number of calls itself is meaningless, i dont comprehend why > people have a hard time understanding this simple fact. >
The point for me is : something like select count(*) from user user1 inner join company com1 on user1.company_id= com1.id where com1.code='dht2' - called in size() followed by select firstName,lastName from user user1 inner join company com1 on user1.company_id=com1.id where com1.code='dht2' limit 10 offset 20 - called in iterator is going to cost more than just: select firstName,lastName from user user1 inner join company com1 on user1.company_id=com1.id where com1.code='dht2' limit 10 offset 20 which is all that is needed hence avoiding 2 calls where 1 will do.
