Monday, March 12, 2018

MySQL 8 vs. MariaDB: Comparison of Window Functions and CTEs

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MySQL 8 vs. MariaDB: Comparison of Window Functions and CTEs
MySQL 8 vs. MariaDB: Comparison of Window Functions and CTEs

Every MySQL database programmer should learn and apply the newly added MariaDB and MySQL window functions and common table expressions (CTEs) in their daily work. Both CTEs and window functions enable easy solutions to many query challenges that in prior releases have been difficult and sometimes impossible to surmount. Mastering these features opens the door to query solutions that are more robust, that execute faster, and that are easier to maintain over time than prior solutions using older techniques.

In our last article, we compared user roles in MySQL 8 vs. MariaDB. Today, we will compare window functions and common table expressions in both databases.

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