SQL is quite flexible, making it easy to write a single query that works for two situations: one without a parameter and a WHERE clause, and another with a parameter for filtering, all in the same SQL query. For example, I came across a benchmark comparing MongoDB and PostgreSQL that shows how to handle pagination effectively—by avoiding OFFSET and instead using the last value to fetch the next set of results. The first page includes a WHERE clause along with ORDER BY and LIMIT, while the foll...