Laurent Martelli <laurent.martelli@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Do we agree that both queries are identical ? No, they *aren't* identical. Go consult any SQL reference. Left join conditions don't work the way you seem to be thinking: after the join, the RHS column might be null, rather than equal to the LHS column. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance