Re: Assembling "top features" list for beta announcement

On 04/07/2017 09:47 AM, Justin Clift wrote:
> On 7 Apr 2017, at 17:39, Josh Berkus <josh(at)berkus(dot)org> wrote:
>> Folks:
>>
>> While 10 isn't 100% baked yet, I'd like to get started sorting out what
>> our "top 2-4" features for the beta announcement are going to be.
>> Traditionally, we've mentioned two to four features in detail, together
>> with a bullet list of other significant features. With the help of PVH,
>> here's what I have so far:
>>
>> Banner features:
>>
>> - pglogical logical replication
>> - table partitions in core
>>
>> Significant features:
>>
>> - XMLTABLE query expressions
>> - hash indexes in wal
>> - PGFDW: push down aggregates
>>
>> It looks like quorum sync rep won't make it, correct?
>>
>> Notable note: pg_xlog => pg_wal
>>
>> So .., please add to the above lists. Thanks!
>
> Would any of these be suitable for using "pretty graphics" with?
>
> eg for illustrating potential change in query time/database load/etc
>
> Purely for making things easier for readers to grok that is. :)
>

I'd save that for the final release announcement, but if you're prepared
to do graphics, the new partitioning might be a good candidate.

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Josh Berkus
Containers & Databases Oh My!