When Statistics Help with Filters

Here’s a fun little experiment (I’m using Oracle 19.0 for this). First, let’s start off by creating a couple of tables. Cool! Now that we got our tables, let’s join them in a query and look a the plan. Here’s… Read More

Filters in the JOIN Clause vs. WHERE Clause: Does It Matter?

Here’s a question I’ve been asked multiple times from multiple people: “Does it matter I put filters in the join clause vs in the WHERE clause?  And if so, which one is better?” Example: vs. So does it matter? Answer:… Read More