tursodatabase / tursodatabase/libsql
Optimize `SELECT COUNT(*)` by keeping a counter
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- C
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Description
Some databases apparently optimize SELECT COUNT(*) by keeping a per-table counter. Let's look into if that's doable.
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Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Begin by locating the SELECT COUNT(*) handling and relevant database tests, then define the supported behavior and demonstrate completion with tests or benchmarks.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, sqlite
- Domain
- databases, performance
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100