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Optimize Associations With Embedded Schemas

Discover how to optimize associations in Elixir applications by using embedded schemas with Ecto. Explore how embedding associated records in a single query enhances performance and understand key database setup differences.

Disadvantages of associations

The solution to N+1 queries helps us with situations where our code makes vast numbers of queries that appear to be a simple operations. Even then, fetching associated records always requires an extra round-trip to the database, and there may be situations where we want to avoid it. We might be working with associated records that always ...