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My critique of this version:
> August 24, 2004 - The PostgreSQL Global Development group today announced
> the availability of the landmark 8.0 version of the PostgreSQL ORDBMS.
> PostgreSQL, created in 1986 by UC Berkeley, is the most advanced open
> source database in existence today. Version 8 is the collective work of
> over 200 developers.
"Hundreds" sounds better than 200. Too many numbers in the paragraph already.
"landmark" sounds a bit odd. ORDBMS should be spelled out, as should UC.
Actually, I would drop the whole "created in 1986" part - what does it
gain us?
"in existence today" is a redundant. Just "today" or "in the world"
or "available".
We might want to mention our firendly license somewhere in here.
> PostgreSQL 8.0 contains many new features that make the database a viable
> contender in the enterprise against the likes of Oracle and DB2. The full
> list can be found at the PostgreSQL website, but some of the major
> features include:
Perhaps put URL with mention of the website. Lose "enterprise".
"viable contendor" is too weak of a phrase. "solid contendor"? "competitor?"
> Native Windows Support: PostgreSQL now works natively with Windows
> operating systems and does not need an emulation layer. This provides a
> big speed boost under Windows and makes PostgreSQL a viable replacement
> for Microsoft SQL Server.
Maybe remove "operating" from "Windows operating systems".
"big speed boost" is a little vague.
"viable" is again a little weak. Perhaps "allows an upgrade from
Microsoft SQL Server?" :)
> Savepoints: Savepoints allow specific parts of a transaction to be
> aborted without affecting the whole transaction. This feature, funded by
> Fujitsu, is valuable for application developers who require error recovery
> within complex transactions.
Should we mention the phrase "nested transactions"? Would that be familiar
to some people, or is that a PostgreSQLism?
> Point In Time Recovery: PITR expands the PostgreSQL enterprise feature set
> by providing the ability to recover data to the point of failure or to any
> transaction in the past.
"enterprise feature set" pretty fluffy. Would read the same to simply say
"PITR provides the ability..."
Maybe say "any time" in the past instead of "transaction"
> Tablespaces: This feature, funded by Fujitsu, allows the database
> administrator to choose which filesystems are used for schemas, tables,
> and indexes. This allows the administrator to place whole databases on
> separate disks to improve performance.
Is it really "filesystems"?
> Along with the new features come some new addins:
"addins" a real word?
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Greg Sabino Mullane greg(at)turnstep(dot)com
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