AdvancedAdvanced PostgreSQL
Theory: What are CTEs?
The query
SQL
-- Q: What is a Common Table Expression (CTE)?
-- A: A temporary result set defined using the WITH clause.
-- It exists only during the execution of a single query.
-- PostgreSQL allows CTEs to be Recursive (for traversing trees/graphs)
-- and Writable (Data Modifying CTEs with INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE RETURNING).Note
“PostgreSQL 12+ optimizes CTEs by inlining them unless specified WITH MATERIALIZED.