The Hidden Dangers of SQL OFFSET: Pagination Woes Explained

While SQL OFFSET might seem like a simple solution for pagination, it comes with severe performance, memory, and data integrity issues.

As your application and database grow, these problems will become more apparent and can hinder scalability.

Keyset pagination offers a more efficient and reliable alternative,

providing consistent performance, predictable memory usage, and stable data ordering. By adopting keyset pagination, we can build applications that are not only performant but also scalable and reliable in the long run.

Slides are available here: https://speakerdeck.com/matteobertozzi/database-pagination-sql-offset-vs-the-seek-method

Chapters:

0:00 Offset & Limit problems

1:05 KeySet Pagination

2:07 SQL-92 Tuple Comparison

2:19 KeySet Pagination Limitations

2:36 Rethink the UI and endpoints

4:04 Pagination from the storage point of view

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