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Issue 187 — December 21, 2016

2016 is almost over, so in this issue we're reflecting on the biggest stories and best tutorials of 2016 (plus one big bit of news from this week). If you've missed any issues this year, this is a great place to catch up.

Due to Christmas, our next issue will be in January. Happy holidays! :-)

PostgresApp 2.0 Released
Fresh out today, an all new UI for the popular, integrated way to easily get Postgres running on the Mac. It requires macOS 10.10 or later.
postgresapp.​com
6 Reasons to Choose PostgreSQL 9.6
Postgres 9.6 was released earlier this year, and items about it dominated Postgres Weekly. This PDF of the major features in 9.6 was very popular, with Damien's roundup a close second.
Damien Clochard
Postgres 9.6 New Features with Examples (PDF)
A thorough 50 page (PDF) guide to the new features in Postgres 9.6.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
A Set of Postgres Practices to Follow
22 rules of thumb picked up from years of working with it. A very popular article this year.
Denis Smirnov
5 Postgres SQL Tips Learnt in the Past Year
Jake Worth
PostgreSQL Remote DBA Services by 2ndQuadrant Professionals
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Why Uber Engineering Switched from Postgres to MySQL
Uber Engineering's rationale for switching away from Postgres was incredibly popular and inspired a lot of debate in the community. Markus Winand also had a lot to say on the matter and the story inspired the community to discuss ways to improve in future.
Evan Klitzke
These Are a Few of My Favorite (psql) Things
It’s not much of a secret I love psql, the command line based utility for interacting with Postgres. If you think you need a graphical editor, though, first try exploring all psql has to offer.
Lauren Ellsworth
Postgres 9.5: Three Little Things
There have been some great posts about Postgres 9.5’s main features but there are some smaller items that make a difference - here’s three you may have missed.
Greg Sabino Mullane
Four PostgreSQL Tips
Postgres is packed with so many useful features that it makes it hard to keep up with everything you may find beneficial. This list of four incredibly useful tips was very popular this year.
Jake Yesbeck
Making Charts with Postgres
This walkthrough shows you how starting with something simple and gradually building on it can help create a common type of time-series report with SQL.
Ben Garvey
Understanding Caching in Postgres - An In-Depth Guide
Madusudanan
Is There A Perf Difference Between Equal (=) and IN with 1 Value?
Stack Overflow
pgAdmin 4 v1.0/1.1 Released
The open source management and administration tool for Postgres was rewritten using Python and JavaScript.
PostgreSQL
Postage: A Fast Replacement for PGAdmin
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Hired    #job 
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