Re: Need a mentor, and a project.

Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>

To: Ashish <abindra@u.washington.edu>

Cc: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>, Joshua Tolley <eggyknap@gmail.com>, Albe Laurenz <laurenz.albe@wien.gv.at>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org

Date: 2009-12-12T02:05:02Z

Lists: pgsql-hackers

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/pgpatches/old/explain (text/x-diff) patch

Ashish wrote:
> I am thinking about starting with the following TODO item:
> 
> --> Have EXPLAIN ANALYZE issue NOTICE messages when the estimated
> and actual row counts differ by a specified percentage.
> 
> I picked this because it is somewhat related to query processing
> which is what I am most interested in. It also <seems> like a
> good start up project for a newbie like me. Before I start
> looking into what this would involve and start a conversation
> on designing a solution - I wanted to know what you guys think
> about this particular TODO, and it suitability to a newbie.
> Looking forward to your comments...

I even have a sample patch you can use as a start, attached.

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