Re: What's new in PostgreSQL 9.2

On 28/08/2012 11:29, Chris Travers wrote:
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> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 12:58 AM, Gmail <cousinmarc(at)gmail(dot)com
> <mailto:cousinmarc(at)gmail(dot)com>> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I've finished writing the "What's new" for 9.2. Here it is:
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> https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/What%27s_new_in_PostgreSQL_9.2
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> Please, proof-read it, English isn't my native language.
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> As usual, I had to make choices about what to present here. If your
> favorite feature isn't here, please add it, or tell me about it :)
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> A couple points
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> 1) CHECK ... NO INHERIT should get its own heading. It isn't really
> a matter of a NOT VALID check constraint.
Agreed. And corrected :)

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> 2) I don't know how these are getting ranked but the SECURITY BARRIER
> bit might do better as a major feature. It has the potential to be a
> total game changer in the way multi-tenant applications are developed
> and viewed.
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They are ranked by how I felt they can be important for a user at the
moment of writing. So the ranking is totally arbitrary.

I agree with your point: for someone developing a multi-tenant
application and using views, it is a very important feature. For
PostgreSQL users as a whole, I don't know, and I felt it wasn't.

Anyone else having an opinion on this ?