Why create Index blocks writes

The Backend Engineering Show with Hussein Nasser

Fundamentals of Database Engineering udemy course (link redirects to udemy with coupon) https://database.husseinnasser.com Why create Index blocks writes In this video I explore how create index, why does it block writes and how create index concurrently work and allow writes. 0:00 Intro 1:28 How Create Index works 4:45 Create Index blocking Writes 5:00 Create Index Concurrently