Company
Date Published
Author
Chris Travers
Word count
1644
Language
English
Hacker News points
2

Summary

A new patch review series has been completed, with a total of 70 patches committed, 183 deferred to the next commitfest, 14 withdrawn, and 12 returned with feedback. The PostgreSQL community is continually working on improvements in performance and ease of use. A patch has been committed that improves tab completion for ALTER FUNCTION/ PROCEDURE/ ROUTINE, which will make it easier for users to work with functions and procedures. Another patch addresses a limitation in the way PostgreSQL handles foreign tables, allowing for improved network traffic and processing time. The community is also working on improving date and timestamp functionality, including adding support for 'infinity' values. A patch that addressed transaction ID wraparound problems has been withdrawn due to potential issues, but another related patch that adds 64-bit XIDs to PostgreSQL 16 has been proposed. The community's attention to detail and willingness to withdraw patches with problems are key factors in the database's ongoing improvement.