Databases, and MySQL in particular because of how many of it's defaults are pants-on-head nonsensical, are a haven of cargo cult performance rituals. I have a s

Databases, and MySQL in particular because of how many of it's defaults are pants-on-head nonsensical, are a haven of cargo cult performance rituals. I have a suspicion this is because, rather than analysing their own N! loops/queries, it's easier for mediocre programmers just to blame the database.