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Hasty Treat - What is the n+1 problem?

Published: March 29, 2021, 1 p.m.

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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about a common problem you\\u2019ll encounter in your development career \\u2014\\xa0the n+1 problem.

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Show Notes

05:00 - What is the n+1 problem?

  • The N+1 problem can happen in any language but is especially prevalent in\\xa0GraphQL\\xa0because it\\u2019s so easy to query relationships.

09:33 - The solution

  • The solution to the n+1 problem is to batch the queries. As you loop over each podcast, keep an array of host IDs to lookup. Once you have looped over the podcasts, make a single query to the database with your large array of podcast host Ids.

11:11 - Should you care?

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