Re: brand new user - should I start with v8? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: brand new user - should I start with v8?
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Msg-id 7608.1095830343@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to brand new user - should I start with v8?  (Miles Keaton <mileskeaton@gmail.com>)
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Miles Keaton <mileskeaton@gmail.com> writes:
> I'm a brand new PostgreSQL user -- just started today  (though I've
> used MySQL for years).

> Should I just start learning with version 8, since I'm sure I won't
> launch any real live public projects with PostgreSQL for another few
> months?

Sure.  8.0 is certainly not at the point where I'd recommend it for use
in live your-company's-money-is-on-the-line applications, but it's
plenty good enough for testing and development purposes.  Be sure to
tell us about any problems you find...

> Any estimate when 8.0.0 will be final & production-ready?

Sometime this fall, I'd guess.

            regards, tom lane

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