SQL/PGQ gets bounced over unresolved bugs as concurrent REPACK promises fewer midnight calls for DBAs.
The feature, SQL Property Graph Queries, became part of the SQL standard in 2023.
A fourth beta is scheduled for September 24.
Tom Kincaid, senior vice president of software engineering at PostgreSQL support and development company EDB, confirmed that PGQ will not be part of PostgreSQL 19.
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The feature, SQL Property Graph Queries, became part of the SQL standard in 2023. Tom Kincaid, senior vice president of software engineering at PostgreSQL support and development company EDB, confirmed PGQ will not be part of PostgreSQL 19.
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SQL/PGQ gets bounced over unresolved bugs as concurrent REPACK promises fewer midnight calls for DBAs.
PostgreSQL developers have pulled planned graph query support from version 19 over concerns that unresolved bugs could haunt the release.
The feature, SQL Property Graph Queries, became part of the SQL standard in 2023. PostgreSQL's implementation was removed over unresolved issues, while version 19's release date remains unconfirmed. A fourth beta is scheduled for September 24.
Longtime PostgreSQL contributor Tom Lane said: "At this point I'd be willing to bet dinner that if we ship it in v19 there will be post-release bug discoveries that are unfixable until v20."
Tom Kincaid, senior vice president of software engineering at PostgreSQL support and development company EDB, confirmed that PGQ will not be part of PostgreSQL 19.
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