Linux Journal article on PostgreSQL

On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Thomas G. Lockhart wrote:

Got my Linux Journal today and the first featured article is entitled

"PostgreSQL - The Linux of Databases"

Now scrappy, before you get bent out of joint, they mean this in a nice
way ;-)

*rofl* Is it available anywhere on the 'Net?

It runs through examples from src/tutorial and also calls out sequences,
triggers, defaults, constraints, and (I noticed this one :) the
date/time features as being helpful and noteworthy. Of the 5 items
mentioned as missing from the SQL capabilities, at least one (primary
key) and perhaps two (subselects) will be available in v6.3.

As I think I mentioned to just Bruce the other day, I think that
v6.3 is going to be our biggest "jump forward" yet...there are *sooo* many
advances going into her...

Got my Linux Journal today and the first featured article is entitled

"PostgreSQL - The Linux of Databases"

Now scrappy, before you get bent out of joint, they mean this in a nice
way ;-)

*rofl* Is it available anywhere on the 'Net?

I'm not certain, but since it _is_ a magazine I think they want you to buy a
copy. Let me know if you can't find it on a newstand or in a computer store
(~$3US) and I'll try to find one here. Also, some articles do get republished
a month or more later by Linux Gazette, which is available on line.

It runs through examples from src/tutorial and also calls out sequences,
triggers, defaults, constraints, and (I noticed this one :) the
date/time features as being helpful and noteworthy. Of the 5 items
mentioned as missing from the SQL capabilities, at least one (primary
key) and perhaps two (subselects) will be available in v6.3.

As I think I mentioned to just Bruce the other day, I think that
v6.3 is going to be our biggest "jump forward" yet...there are *sooo* many
advances going into her...

I agree wrt user-visible features. I'd think that maybe the most important
single step was the work y'all did a while ago to settle down the backend and
get the crashes out since it gives us a reliable base to work from. btw, the
factual error in the magazine which annoyed me the most is the statement
that:

"PostgreSQL is now developed by a couple of volunteers, who coordinate their
efforts via the Internet."

which vastly understates the wide range of contributions. I wonder if he was
thinking of both Marc and scrappy :) Oh well...

- Tom

On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Thomas G. Lockhart wrote:

"PostgreSQL is now developed by a couple of volunteers, who coordinate their
efforts via the Internet."

which vastly understates the wide range of contributions. I wonder if he was
thinking of both Marc and scrappy :) Oh well..

It does understate it, but there are really only three *high
visibility" programmers working, and, oh, a couple of dozen less visible
ones...he might only be noticing the high visibility ones and totally
missing the important contributions by the less visible ones :9

The Hermit Hacker wrote:

On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Thomas G. Lockhart wrote:

Got my Linux Journal today and the first featured article is entitled

"PostgreSQL - The Linux of Databases"

Now scrappy, before you get bent out of joint, they mean this in a nice
way ;-)

*rofl* Is it available anywhere on the 'Net?

http://www.linuxjournal.com/

/* m */

Got my Linux Journal today and the first featured article is entitled

"PostgreSQL - The Linux of Databases"

Now scrappy, before you get bent out of joint, they mean this in a nice
way ;-)

The author is Rolf Herzog from Germany. It seems like a good article,
with a few factual errors but on the whole complimentary without
ignoring the weak points (yes Bruce, subselects are mentioned).

Haven't seen it yet - guess my copy will arrive any day. It does seem
a shame that an article like this came from someone who isn't active on
any of these lists (AFAIK). Maybe he could have posted the article here
so any factual errors could have been pointed out before it went
to LJ.

LJ have featured PG/SQL on a couple of previous occassions --- it really
is a very good Unix magazine; an awful lot of it is far from Linux
specific.

Best Wishes,

Andrew

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On Fri, 16 Jan 1998, Andrew Martin wrote:

Got my Linux Journal today and the first featured article is entitled

"PostgreSQL - The Linux of Databases"

Now scrappy, before you get bent out of joint, they mean this in a nice
way ;-)

The author is Rolf Herzog from Germany. It seems like a good article,
with a few factual errors but on the whole complimentary without
ignoring the weak points (yes Bruce, subselects are mentioned).

Haven't seen it yet - guess my copy will arrive any day. It does seem
a shame that an article like this came from someone who isn't active on
any of these lists (AFAIK). Maybe he could have posted the article here
so any factual errors could have been pointed out before it went
to LJ.

I'm borrowing a copy from one of the profs here at the University,
but from Thomas' "review", sounds like he was pretty accurate :)

Got my Linux Journal today and the first featured article is entitled
"PostgreSQL - The Linux of Databases"

Haven't seen it yet - guess my copy will arrive any day. It does seem
a shame that an article like this came from someone who isn't active on
any of these lists (AFAIK). Maybe he could have posted the article here
so any factual errors could have been pointed out before it went
to LJ.

Yes, that was my initial reaction too. However, to look at it another way, it
is great that someone, who is not as wrapped up in Postgres as those of us
active on the lists seem to be, can look at it, use it, and say nice things
about it. I have _never_ seen an article written about something with which I
am familiar which seemed to be 100% correct, except (perhaps :) in refereed
journals.

- Tom