Comments on: The whys, hows and whens of pagination http://michaelodden.com/development/the-whys-hows-and-whens-of-pagination/ Unlimited views, cleverness and love Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:01:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: uint32 http://michaelodden.com/development/the-whys-hows-and-whens-of-pagination/comment-page-1/#comment-1960 uint32 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:37:37 +0000 http://blog.michaelodden.com/?p=21#comment-1960 Upvoted. What the author is beginning to realise is that is that pagination is the lowest form of record navigation, essentially analogous to a full table scan in database terms. That is to say, pagination is what you do if you can't think of a better access path. It works for search results because you only ever want the top N results. It rarely works anywhere else because you want a more efficient access path. Upvoted. What the author is beginning to realise is that is that pagination is the lowest form of record navigation, essentially analogous to a full table scan in database terms. That is to say, pagination is what you do if you can’t think of a better access path. It works for search results because you only ever want the top N results. It rarely works anywhere else because you want a more efficient access path.

]]> By: modden http://michaelodden.com/development/the-whys-hows-and-whens-of-pagination/comment-page-1/#comment-1943 modden Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:10:28 +0000 http://blog.michaelodden.com/?p=21#comment-1943 Regarding category: I've now posted it over at the web_design reddit, should I delete this one? Yes, that's the main obstacle with dynamic filters - but there are of course ways to simplify this if it has been taken into account from early stages of development. It's especially a pain to implement as a last minute thought. Regarding category: I’ve now posted it over at the web_design reddit, should I delete this one?

Yes, that’s the main obstacle with dynamic filters – but there are of course ways to simplify this if it has been taken into account from early stages of development. It’s especially a pain to implement as a last minute thought.

]]> By: traxxas http://michaelodden.com/development/the-whys-hows-and-whens-of-pagination/comment-page-1/#comment-1926 traxxas Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:16:33 +0000 http://blog.michaelodden.com/?p=21#comment-1926 While this is better suited for the web_design reddit, the author is right. I'm using dynamic filters for my site and they are great for sorting through the masses of products we sell. The only downside is the programming for them was and is a pain to write and maintain. While this is better suited for the web_design reddit, the author is right. I’m using dynamic filters for my site and they are great for sorting through the masses of products we sell. The only downside is the programming for them was and is a pain to write and maintain.

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