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Re: PG 18 relnotes and RC1

Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz@postgresql.org>

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From: "Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Cc: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>, Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>, corey.huinker@gmail.com
Date: 2025-08-31T03:07:27Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
> On Aug 30, 2025, at 5:56 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Aug 30, 2025 at 03:02:10PM -0500, Nathan Bossart wrote:
>>> On Sat, Aug 30, 2025 at 02:42:47PM -0500, Nathan Bossart wrote:
>>> On Sat, Aug 30, 2025 at 01:51:23PM -0500, Nathan Bossart wrote:
>>>> AFAIK nobody has started on the "new features and enhancements" section.
>>> 
>>> Quick first attempt:
>>> 
>>> * btree skip scan
>>> * async i/o
>>> * oauth
>>> * virtual generated columns
>>> * OLD/NEW support in RETURNING
>>> * pg_upgrade improvements (stats, --jobs, --swap)
>>> * EXPLAIN enhancements
>>> * uuidv7
>>> * WITHOUT OVERLAPS/PERIOD
>> 
>> The 18beta1 announcement [0] has a good list, too.  *facepalm*  That one
>> seems to match mine pretty closely.
> 
> Yes, the list usually comes from the press release.

I was planning to propose this after I post the GA announcement draft, which I’m finishing up this weekend.

Thanks,

Jonathan