SQL Identity and Plan Fingerprints
Read OriginalThis technical article explores the fundamental differences in how Oracle and PostgreSQL identify and fingerprint SQL queries and their execution plans. It details Oracle's use of SQL_ID and PLAN_HASH_VALUE versus PostgreSQL's approach with query_id and query_hash, explaining how these reflect each database's design philosophy around optimization, observability, and plan stability for performance troubleshooting.
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