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nightfly ◴[20 Oct 24 18:26 UTC] No.41897421[source]▶

> MySQL and Oracle store a compact delta between the new and current versions (think of it like a git diff).

Doesn't git famously _not_ store diffs and instead follows the same storage pattern postgres uses here and stores the full new and old objects?

1. Hendrikto ◴[20 Oct 24 19:13 UTC] No.41897759[source]▶

Git diffs are generated on the fly, but diffs are still diffs.

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