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Selective Projection

Learn to select only the columns you need for better performance.

What is Selective Projection?

Fancy term for: Only select columns you actually need.

Example

Bad (gets all 20 columns):

SELECT * FROM products;

Good (gets only 3 columns you need):

SELECT product_name, price, stock FROM products;

Result: 5x faster!

Why It Matters

Less data = Faster query = Less memory = Better performance

Summary

Always SELECT specific columns Avoid SELECT * in production

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