with recursive todo_list_sorted as (
select
*
from
todo_list tl1 where prev_id is null
union all
select
tl1.*
from
todo_list tl1
join
todo_list_sorted tl2 on tl1.prev_id = tl2.id
)
select * from todo_list_sorted
Yes, there are ways to do it. The question is how to do so efficiently. Recursive queries don't benefit from indexes as efficiently as, for example, the solution outlined in the submission.
