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Fix "must appear in the GROUP BY clause" Level: Intermediate

Read the error, then fix it the right way: group by the column, aggregate it or move the aggregate into a subquery. After this, you know which fix keeps your numbers correct.

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Get the Latest Row per Group With DISTINCT ON Level: Intermediate

Keep one row per group in the order you choose with the PostgreSQL DISTINCT ON clause, and compare it with the standard ROW_NUMBER version. After this, the latest order per customer is one query.

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Paginate Without OFFSET Level: Intermediate

Page through a table with keyset pagination: filter on the last row you showed and add a tie-breaker. After this, a later page costs the same as the first and rows do not repeat or vanish between pages.

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Turn Rows Into Columns With FILTER Level: Intermediate

Turn one row per status into one column per status with aggregate FILTER and compare it with CASE. After this, you can build a small pivot table without an extension.

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Running Total With a Window Function Level: Intermediate

Add a running total with SUM and OVER, restart it for each group and avoid the default-frame surprise when dates tie. After this, a cumulative column is one line and not a self-join.

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Verify a CTE Rewrite Without Losing Duplicate Rows Level: Intermediate

Compare a query and its CTE rewrite in both directions with EXCEPT ALL, including duplicate and NULL rows that a plain set comparison can miss.

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Store Timestamps With Time Zone Correctly Level: Intermediate

Choose timestamptz for a moment in time and see what the session time zone and AT TIME ZONE change. After this, the same moment shows correctly for every reader.

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Top 3 Rows per Group Level: Intermediate

Rank rows inside each group and keep the first three, then decide what to do with ties and compare the LATERAL version. After this, you can pick the top rows per category and know what happens when two are equal.

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Upsert With INSERT … ON CONFLICT Level: Intermediate

Insert a row or update the one that is already there in a single statement, using the conflict target, DO NOTHING, DO UPDATE and the EXCLUDED row. After this, a repeated import updates rows instead of failing or duplicating them.

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Read EXPLAIN ANALYZE in 10 Minutes Level: Advanced

Run one slow query with EXPLAIN ANALYZE and read it with a five-question checklist: rows touched, filtered rows, estimates, loops and sort spills. After this, you can find the slow node of a plan and check your fix.

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Find Slow Queries With pg_stat_statements Level: Advanced

Turn on pg_stat_statements in a Docker container and list the statements that cost the most in total. After this, you know which query to tune first, and you do not have to guess.

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Create an Index Without Blocking Writes Level: Advanced

Build an index with CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY while a writer is active, and handle the transaction-block error and the invalid index that a failed build leaves. After this, you can add an index to a busy table without stopping its writers.