🚀 Implement Soft Deletes Without Destroying Performance

Soft deletes sound simple: instead of deleting a record, you mark it as deleted. UPDATE users SET deleted = true WHERE id = 123 ; Done, right? Not quite. At small scale, this works fine. But as your data grows, soft deletes can quietly wreck query performance, bloat indexes, and complicate logic . Let’s break down how to do it properly —without turning your database into a slow-moving legacy monster. 🧠 Why Soft Deletes Exist We use soft deletes when: You need auditability You want undo/restore