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Reading a SQLite query plan is something she hasn't mastered and might never fully learn.
Julia Evans admits, in her writeup on running SQLite, that she still doesn't really understand how to read a query plan. ✦ AI generated
Julia Evans · Simon Willison's Weblog · 2026-07-18 · original ↗
Maybe one day I'll learn to read a query plan.
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- ·Julia Evans writes about running SQLite herself
- ·Still doesn't understand how to read a query plan
- ·Admits she may never fully learn it
- ·"Maybe one day I'll learn to read a query plan."
- ·A candid moment from an experienced engineer
- ·Query plans remain a persistent knowledge gap
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