Retro for the epic Prioritize - Research Database queries for performance and frequency

This was a new and unique experience for all of us and we want to be sure to capture feedback and ideas on how we can do better (or better yet prevent this) in the future.

We'll be using discoto-beta to organize our conversations. Some topics have been added below. Please feel free to add more if your topic is not adequately covered.

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  • + Point: This is a point
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Topics

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Last updated by this job

  • TOPIC ⡀ Further Reading (Did you know?) https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/326555#note_542448949
    • TOPIC ⡄ Common problems observed in the poor performing queries https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/326555#note_542458853
      • TOPIC ⣿⡀ New ideas for how to proactively identify poor performing queries https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/326555#note_542459997
        • TOPIC ⣷ What went well? https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/326555#note_542461412
          • TOPIC ⣿⣧ What did not go well? https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/326555#note_542461794
            • TOPIC ⣧ What can we improve going forward? https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/326555#note_542462202
              • TOPIC ⣇ Praise? https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/326555#note_542463662
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