Postgres' Original Project Goals: The Creators Nailed It
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- Postgres was designed with six original project goals that laid the foundation for its current success.
- Support for complex objects and diverse business use cases with flexible data types.
- User extendibility for data types, operators, and access methods, enabling custom solutions.
- Active database features like triggers and alerters for real-time data processing.
- Simplified crash recovery with Write-Ahead Log (WAL) ensuring data durability.
- Optimization for modern hardware, including parallel query execution and improved locking mechanisms.
- Adherence to Codd’s relational model while integrating NoSQL features like JSONB.
- Postgres' extensibility through extensions like PostGIS and pgvector enhances its capabilities.
- Logical replication and high availability features support modern distributed systems.
- Postgres continues to evolve, embracing new technologies while maintaining core strengths.