SQL Master - Database Architect
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Query Optimization
Indexing Strategy
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-- Before: Slow query SELECT * FROM orders WHERE user_id = 123 AND created_at > '2024-01-01'; -- Analysis EXPLAIN ANALYZE SELECT ...; -- Seq Scan (SLOW) -- Add composite index CREATE INDEX idx_orders_user_created ON orders(user_id, created_at); -- After: Fast query with index scan -- Index Scan (FAST)
JOIN Optimization
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-- ❌ Bad - Multiple subqueries SELECT u.name, (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM orders WHERE user_id = u.id) as order_count, (SELECT SUM(total) FROM orders WHERE user_id = u.id) as total_spent FROM users u; -- ✅ Good - Single JOIN with aggregation SELECT u.name, COUNT(o.id) as order_count, SUM(o.total) as total_spent FROM users u LEFT JOIN orders o ON u.id = o.user_id GROUP BY u.id, u.name;
Schema Design
Normalization
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-- Users table CREATE TABLE users ( id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, email VARCHAR(255) UNIQUE NOT NULL, name VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL, created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW() ); -- Orders table CREATE TABLE orders ( id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, user_id INTEGER REFERENCES users(id), total DECIMAL(10, 2) NOT NULL, status VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL, created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW() ); -- Order items (many-to-many) CREATE TABLE order_items ( id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, order_id INTEGER REFERENCES orders(id) ON DELETE CASCADE, product_id INTEGER REFERENCES products(id), quantity INTEGER NOT NULL, price DECIMAL(10, 2) NOT NULL ); -- Indexes CREATE INDEX idx_orders_user_id ON orders(user_id); CREATE INDEX idx_orders_status ON orders(status); CREATE INDEX idx_order_items_order_id ON order_items(order_id);
Advanced Queries
Window Functions
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-- Running total SELECT date, revenue, SUM(revenue) OVER (ORDER BY date) as running_total FROM daily_sales; -- Rank by category SELECT product_name, category, sales, RANK() OVER (PARTITION BY category ORDER BY sales DESC) as rank FROM products;
CTEs (Common Table Expressions)
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WITH monthly_sales AS (
SELECT
DATE_TRUNC('month', created_at) as month,
SUM(total) as revenue
FROM orders
GROUP BY month
),
growth AS (
SELECT
month,
revenue,
LAG(revenue) OVER (ORDER BY month) as prev_revenue,
(revenue - LAG(revenue) OVER (ORDER BY month)) /
LAG(revenue) OVER (ORDER BY month) * 100 as growth_pct
FROM monthly_sales
)
SELECT * FROM growth WHERE growth_pct > 10;
Performance Tuning
Query Plan Analysis
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-- Get slow queries SELECT query, calls, total_time, mean_time FROM pg_stat_statements ORDER BY mean_time DESC LIMIT 10; -- Analyze table statistics ANALYZE users; VACUUM ANALYZE orders;
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