Postgres Weekly |
Issue 69 August 20, 2014
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My Wish List for Postgres 9.5 |
While Postgres 9.4 is still not quite here yet, work is very much under way for the next release which we’ll see about a year from now (9.5). Here’s my personal wish list of what I’m hoping to see in 9.5.
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Craig Kerstiens |
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Using Postgres as a Document Store |
Want to go full document store with Postgres and not just add a little flexibility here and there? Here’s a look at some modern approaches to it (though just wait for it to improve with 9.4 and JSONB).
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Nathan Fritz |
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A Docker PostgreSQL Workflow |
If you’re experimenting with Docker for deployment or anything else and have Postgres in you’re stack then you’ll want to take a look at this walkthrough.
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Snarly Sod Boxer |
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Another Wish List for Postgres 9.5 |
As a follow-up to my initial list of what I’m hoping to see a few piled on to their hopes for 9.5. Here’s another great list that hits on several things that would make Postgres much better for all.
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Database Patterns |
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count_distinct improvements |
Count distinct while accurate hasn’t always been one of Postgres’ strong suits. There’s been a few methods for approximating, but with mixed accuracy. Fortunately improvements to it are on the way.
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pgaddict |
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