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		ape4 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A SQL Heuristic: ORs Are Expensive The OR query certainly states user intent better then the rewrite. So its better at communicating with a future programmer.

sgarland 3 months ago [–]

So add a comment. “X is easier to understand” shouldn’t mean taking a 100x performance hit.

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