cte

Recursive CTEs traverse hierarchical data—org charts, category trees, graphs. I use WITH RECURSIVE for self-referential queries. Base case provides starting rows. Recursive case joins to previous iteration. Understanding termination prevents infinite

CTEs improve query readability and maintainability. WITH clauses define named subqueries referenced in main query. I use CTEs to break complex queries into logical steps. Recursive CTEs handle hierarchical data—org charts, category trees, graph traver