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Learning6d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Comparison7d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Samuel Ortiz
Comparison7d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Michael Adeyemi
Comparison7d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Ryan Okafor
Learning6d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Sagar Kulkarni
Comparison7d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Ankit Yadav
LearningJul 15, 2026·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Preeti Rani
Comparison7d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Priya Nair
Learning8d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Ashok Reddy
Learning8d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Tarun Khurana
Learning8d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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sunilraju ch
Comparison5d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Olivia Tran
Learning8d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Balaji Rao
Comparison7d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Pallavi Reddy
Comparison5d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Nithya Ramesh
Comparison7d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Karthikeyan
Learning10d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Nikhil Sharma
Learning10d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Meghana Rao
Comparison11d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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SSuma Rao
Comparison11d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Naveen Kumar
Comparison9d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Ajith Kumar
Comparison13d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Anusha Hegde
Comparison11d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Shreya Khanna
Comparison9d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Ganesh Iyer
Learning10d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Mohit Agarwal
Comparison13d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Nikhil Sharma
Learning14d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Siddharth Bhat
Learning16d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Shruthi Kamath
Comparison17d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Nina Volkov
Learning18d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Suresh Chandra
Comparison15d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Aishwarya Pai
Learning20d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Omar Farouk
Learning12d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Dinesh Kumar
Comparison21d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Aishwarya Devi
Learning28d ago·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Anitha Kumari
Comparison25d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Swetha Krishnan
ComparisonJul 8, 2026·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Diego Santos
LearningJul 9, 2026·1 entry

I finally understood Postgres indexes the hard way

I used to think more indexes always meant faster queries. Production taught me about write amplification and table bloat instead. We had three indexes that nothing queried, slowing every insert. EXPLAIN ANALYZE finally showed which plans actually used which indexes. After dropping the dead ones, writes got healthier without hurting reads. Now I review unused indexes in the same ritual as reviewing slow queries.

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Jamal Edwards
Comparison19d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Ritika Malhotra
Comparison19d ago·1 entry

vs Postgres for short-lived job locks

We needed locks so queue workers did not process the same job twice. Redis SET NX was faster under load and easy to expire automatically. Postgres advisory locks were simpler operationally for our small team. Failover behavior mattered more than raw latency in our case. We chose Postgres first, then moved hot paths to Redis later. Pick the lock store you can operate confidently at 3am.

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Rebecca Stone
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