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PostgreSQL 8.3 Released

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the post-postgre-post dept.

jadavis writes "The release of the long-awaited PostgreSQL version 8.3 has been announced. The new feature list includes HOT, which dramatically improves performance for databases with high update activity; asynchronous commit; built-in full text search; large database features such as synchronized scans and reduced storage overhead; built-in SQL/XML support; spread checkpoints; and many more (too many major new features to list here). See the release notes for full details."

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  1. Yeah, it's HOT, but is it FAST! by Reality+Master+201 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Like MySQL?

    Fast is all that matters, you know.

  2. New HOT, faster Postgres by byoung · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I suppose they've figured out how to only make it an order of magnitude slower than MySQL.