Re: Request from eWeek for 7.3 comments

Hi Lisa,

I'm the Lead Programmer for a company that specialises in online weight loss
programs in Australia and the USA.

We started off using MySQL but turned to PostgreSQL when it became obvious
that MySQL lacked many necessary features required for a maximum power and
data integrity.

We have followed PostgreSQL through from 7.0 and will upgrade to 7.3 when it
comes out. Each new version has added an incredible amount of new features.
You only have to compare the release notes of Postgres against other
databases to see how fast Postgres is being developed.

Postgres has a reputation (deserved or not) of being hard to use. In 7.3 a
lot of work has been done to 'fill in the gaps'. eg. In 7.3 you are able to
drop columns from tables and change the NOT NULL status of a column easily.
Foreign keys are smarter and are easier to drop and manipulate.

On the other hand, PostgreSQL 7.3 will be great for academic environments.
With the addition of SQL schemas, administrators can now create separate
workspaces for all their users. Permissions have been greatly improved to
match. Why pay for an Oracle license or get your students to use MS Access
when PostgreSQL 7.3 will do the job?

Lastly, Postgres 7.3 will be great for power users. With functions that can
return record sets and prepared queries, more and more enterprises will see
PostgreSQL as a viable backend for their operation.

I haven't even scratched the surface of what's new in 7.3 and why everyone
should be excited! As always, each new version of PostgreSQL is faster,
more secure and more stable than ever before.

That's why I love PostgreSQL!

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "PostgreSQL-general" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>;
"PostgreSQL-development" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 3:20 PM
Subject: [HACKERS] Request from eWeek for 7.3 comments

> I just spoke with Lisa Vaas from eWeek. She is writing an article on
> the upcoming PostgreSQL 7.3 release. (The release of 7.3 is scheduled
> for tomorrow.)
>
> She would like comments from users about the upcoming 7.3 features,
> listed at:
>
> http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/release.html#RELEASE-7-3
>
> If you are interested, please reply to this email with any comments you
> might have. I have directed replies to her email address. She would
> like comments within the next few hours, until midnight EST.