Interview with Josh Berkus of PostgreSQL 41
SilentBob4 writes "The PostgreSQL database project has recently released Version 8.0, which was received with quite some fanfare, mostly due to its first-ever Windows port. Mad Penguin talked with Josh Berkus, one of the core team members, to find out how 8.0 has fared since its official release on January 17, 2005. Full interview."
Ever since I ran into unicode ... Pgsql has rocked (Score:4, Informative)
Ever since I started using transactions in pgsql, I haven't looked back to mysql land. All I now need is the Postgres-R (replication) stuff to work out of the box (like it does for mysql). I don't know if transaction speeds might be hit by replication or not.
Also great win32 installer - thank god the pgsql jdbc components aren't GPL. (it's a thin edge of the wedge to get it used for in house projects).Re:Ever since I ran into unicode ... Pgsql has roc (Score:5, Informative)
Look into Slony. It's an addon project, but replication for PostgreSQL will always be an addon so that it works across multiple backend versions.
It's fairly straight forward to setup a master/slave scenario, and PgAdmin is currently working on GUI tools for managing it.
Re:Ever since I ran into unicode ... Pgsql has roc (Score:4, Informative)
Don't bother with Postgres-R -- use Slony. It works fantastically well.
First Windows port? (Score:3, Informative)
mostly due to its first-ever Windows port.
No, PostgreSQL has been working on Windows for years. This was just the first version where Windows was an officially supported platform.
Re:First Windows port? (Score:3, Informative)
Whether the former constitutes a 'Windows port' or not is semantics.
Re:First Windows port? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:It sure feels like a "First Windows port" (Score:4, Informative)
You got to be kidding right? There is a packaged Windows installer for 8.0.1 [postgresql.org], and as database installer goes, this got to be one of the most no-brainers around. It even installs the documentation, pgAdminIII and the necessary ODBC and OLE-DB drivers.
Re:Fatal Flaws (Score:4, Informative)