Traditionally, when dealing with events or periods, developers often use two separate columns to represent the start and end of a range. Postgres's range columns provide a solution for managing range data in applications like reservation systems. They simplify queries with specific operators and enhance data integrity by allowing constraints to prevent overlaps. Range columns offer a more efficient alternative to the traditional two-column approach for representing periods. By utilizing these capabilities, developers can build more advanced and dependable applications with less code. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e-G5Wfyw
You can also use functional indexes and range types to do exclusion constraints if you have the two column approach.
exclusion constraints FTW! 🚀
Nice feature! Didn't know about it
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1moAwesome, wish I knew this a few months ago 😁