PostgreSQL’s ROW_TO_JSON and JSON_AGG with JSON Columns

I've hit this a few times and had to remind myself how Postgres behaves when aggregating JSON columns or including them in ROW_TO_JSON. The short answer is that Postgres does the right thing. When a JSON column is included in ROW_TO_JSON or JSON_AGG the resulting values are not nested, encoded JSON. Here's our sample table… Continue reading PostgreSQL’s ROW_TO_JSON and JSON_AGG with JSON Columns

How do MySQL’s LAST_INSERT_ID() and INSERT … ON DUPLICATE KEY Work Together

What happens when an INSERT ... ON DUPLICATE KEY statement is followed by LAST_INSERT_ID() when an update is made? Does LAST_INSERT_ID() return the ID of the row updated? MySQL's documentation on INSERT ... ON DUPLICATE KEY states that... If a table contains an AUTO_INCREMENT column and INSERT ... ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE inserts or updates… Continue reading How do MySQL’s LAST_INSERT_ID() and INSERT … ON DUPLICATE KEY Work Together