Re: Major features for 9.1 - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Kevin Grittner
Subject Re: Major features for 9.1
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Msg-id 4D997121020000250003C1DA@gw.wicourts.gov
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In response to Major features for 9.1  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Responses Re: Major features for 9.1  (Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com>)
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Joshua Berkus  wrote:

> Now, for our users and for serious database geeks, we *do* need an
> elevator-pitch explanation of several features which tells them why
> they should care. Several features in particular are not
> immediately obvious:
>
> * SSI
> * wCTE
> * KNN-GiST
> * SE-Postgres
> * Transaction-controlled Synch Rep
>
> I would like to have volunteers from the advocacy list commit to
> taking on one of each of these features. For each one we need:
>
> a) a two-line explanation of what the feature is and why it's
> valuable (for the release notes, etc.)
> b) a wiki page with a more detailed explaination and examples
> oriented towards the beginning-to-intermediate PostgreSQL user.
>
> Volunteers?

I volunteer for SSI.

-Kevin

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