Re: Top features in 9.6?

On 2016-04-11 7:49 PM, Stephen Frost wrote:
> * Darren Duncan (darren(at)darrenduncan(dot)net) wrote:
>> On 2016-04-11 3:09 PM, Simon Riggs wrote:
>>> On 11 April 2016 at 23:02, Josh berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> wrote:
>>> So, let's make a list.
>>>
>>> Mine:
>>>
>>> * parallel query (seqscan & aggregation)
>>> * bloom filter supporting indexes
>>>
>>> The generic progress reporting framework is tempting, but seems hard to
>>> explain as a marquee feature. What else have we got?
>>>
>>> Could I suggest we do the DRAFT release notes now, then discuss what gets
>>> highlighted?
>>>
>>> If the RMT's schedule is good, we have about 1 month to prepare it.
>>
>> If we're doing this now, along with seemingly the 9.6 feature freeze
>> having occurred, does that mean there is an effort to move the
>> Postgres major release dates back to September or so? September-ish
>> was held consistently for 9.0-9.3, with 9.4 only going to December
>> due to having to re-work jsonb.
>
> Yes, we're trying to get back to the September/October release timing
> for major versions.
>
> Of course, the RMT seems more on schedule to release in July, but, hey,
> it's far easier to hold off releasing something that's ready than to try
> and push out something that isn't, so more power to them.

Well hey, if 9.6 can possibly be released in July, or any necessary delays being
from that point, that would be great news! The relatively short time frame
since 9.5 could even be considered a feature itself. -- Darren Duncan