#Indexes

It is amazing to me how all of ETF's that follow indexes or have a wide range of stock are near 52w moving averages, yet so much stuff has crashed 20 to 70% already when you look at individual tickers, and other bigger companies also took big losses.…

I've noticed that database performance tuning can become an ongoing cycle. You add indexes, rewrite queries, introduce caching, partition tables, and sometimes denormalize data to squeeze out more performance.…

What’s New in pgAssistant Since Version 2.8 Since version 2.8, pgAssistant has evolved...

Introduction: The Unseen Costs of Indexes When we talk about database performance, indexes...

From Dev.to - frontend: Unlocking Database Performance: A Deep Dive into Indexing Strategies

Postgres tells you how many times each index was scanned. It can't tell you which one the planner picked for your slow query. I built a 3-file analyzer — and the first run found 20 of 51 indexes never used, 78% of my index disk wasted.

New Zealand’s beef industry is booming with record prices being paid for weaners. This buoyant market means that it is even more important that...

From Dev.to - postgresql: Deep Dive: How PostgreSQL 17’s New Index Type Improves Full-Text Search Speed

From Dev.to - nodejs: Why Firestore Keeps Throwing “Missing Index” Errors — And How to Fix It Like an Engineer

When I first started learning backend development, the database question came up almost immediately. Everyone has an opinion. SQL people will tell you it is the only correct way to store data. NoSQL people will tell you SQL is legacy thinking.…

In Week 2, I shifted focus from high-level scalability concepts to how data is actually stored, retrieved, and optimized in real systems. The main goals this week were to: Build intuition around storage engines and access patterns Understand SQL vs NoSQL…

At The Money: Looking Beyond Market Cap Weighted Indexes (April 22, 2026) Cap weighted indexes have come to dominate ETFs. Is it time for investors to consider a strategy based on fundamental weightings, such as profits or revenue growth?…