Re: PostgreSQL 19 beta 1 release announcement draft

From: Darren Duncan <darren(at)darrenduncan(dot)net>
To: PostgreSQL Advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL 19 beta 1 release announcement draft
Date: 2026-05-30 00:42:28
Message-ID: 104e1d82-847a-4bbf-a503-d3d2ef8ae538@darrenduncan.net
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On 2026-05-29 9:46 a.m., Robert Haas wrote:
> I do feel like this release announcement (like others you've written)
> is extremely dense, and if I were writing it myself I would probably
> mention somewhat fewer things so that the things I did mention hit
> harder, but of course I'm not: you are. I also understand that gets
> into tough arguments about what's actually worth mentioning, which are
> inevitably subjective. Still, I'd suggest as a zero-order guideline
> that including things that are <~ 500 LOC is more likely to be clutter
> than a true headline feature.
I find that a general thing which makes it easier to say things less verbosely
is if the less verbose work can include a link to a version with more details,
eg the full release notes, so nothing is actually being lost, just kept in a
different place. -- Darren Duncan

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