Window Functions
In the previous chapter, we talked about aggregates. In this chapter, we are going to further discuss another way to make aggregates: window functions. The official documentation (https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/tutorial-window.html) describes window functions as follows:
A window function performs a calculation across a set of table rows that are somehow related to the current row. This is comparable to the type of calculation that can be done with an aggregate function. However, window functions do not cause rows to become grouped into a single output row as non-window aggregate calls would. Instead, the rows retain their separate identities. Behind the scenes, the window function is able to access more than just the current row of the query result
In this chapter, we will talk about window functions, what they are, and how we can use them to improve the performance of our queries.
The following topics will be covered in this chapter...
