[GENERAL] 10 missing features

2011-04-25 Thread Linos
Hi all, only want to link this blog post http://blog.kimiensoftware.com/2011/04/top-10-missing-postgresql-features , i think he may have any good points. Miguel Angel. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.post

Re: [GENERAL] 10 missing features

2011-04-25 Thread mark
> -Original Message- > From: pgsql-general-ow...@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general- > ow...@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Linos > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 2:42 AM > To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org > Subject: [GENERAL] 10 missing features > > Hi all, >

Re: [GENERAL] 10 missing features

2011-04-25 Thread Andrew Sullivan
On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 08:29:43AM -0600, mark wrote: > One or two of his points are on my list as well, but as far as a TOP 10 > missing features that PG "needs" his probably aren't anywhere close to what > the majority of people are in need of. When I had to hire Postgres DBAs, I hated hiring p

Re: [GENERAL] 10 missing features

2011-04-25 Thread David Johnston
-Original Message- From: pgsql-general-ow...@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general-ow...@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of mark Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 10:30 AM To: 'Linos'; pgsql-general@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [GENERAL] 10 missing features > -Original Messag

Re: [GENERAL] 10 missing features

2011-04-25 Thread Greg Smith
On 04/25/2011 10:48 AM, Andrew Sullivan wrote: You can see this in certain items in the top 10. Three, four, five, seven, maybe 8 eight, and ten all seemed to me to be things I've actually done before, but not using something directly inside Postgres. The idea that something must ship in th

Re: [GENERAL] 10 missing features

2011-04-25 Thread Nicholson, Brad (Toronto, ON, CA)
> -Original Message- > From: pgsql-general-ow...@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general- > ow...@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Greg Smith > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 4:23 PM > To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] 10 missing features > > On 04/

Re: [GENERAL] 10 missing features

2011-04-26 Thread Greg Smith
On 04/25/2011 04:54 PM, Nicholson, Brad (Toronto, ON, CA) wrote: The problem is that there is a lot of noise in the add-on space. There are lots of things out there that are no longer supported or partially supported. There is a fairly high barrier of entry into figuring out which tools to use,

Re: [GENERAL] 10 missing features

2011-04-26 Thread Andrew Sullivan
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 06:21:21AM -0400, Greg Smith wrote: > addressed doesn't start with "how can PostgreSQL duplicate the > Oracle solution to this problem", which is how many of these > incoming requests for features start. The alternate question of > "how do you provide something with the sa

Re: [GENERAL] 10 missing features

2011-04-26 Thread Leif Biberg Kristensen
On Monday 25 April 2011 10:41:36 Linos wrote: > Hi all, > only want to link this blog post > http://blog.kimiensoftware.com/2011/04/top-10-missing-postgresql-features , > i think he may have any good points. > > > Miguel Angel. Maybe the best point is the one between the lines: That Postgr

Re: [GENERAL] 10 missing features

2011-04-26 Thread Radosław Smogura
On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:30:19 +0200, Leif Biberg Kristensen wrote: On Monday 25 April 2011 10:41:36 Linos wrote: Hi all, only want to link this blog post http://blog.kimiensoftware.com/2011/04/top-10-missing-postgresql-features , i think he may have any good points. Miguel Angel. M

Re: [GENERAL] 10 missing features

2011-04-26 Thread Nicholson, Brad (Toronto, ON, CA)
> -Original Message- > From: pgsql-general-ow...@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general- > ow...@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Radoslaw Smogura > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 9:55 AM > To: Leif Biberg Kristensen > Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [GENERAL

Re: [GENERAL] 10 missing features

2011-04-26 Thread Merlin Moncure
On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 3:41 AM, Linos wrote: > Hi all, >        only want to link this blog post > http://blog.kimiensoftware.com/2011/04/top-10-missing-postgresql-features , > i think he may have any good points. my take: 1. Query progress Seen a couple of near miss proposals -- good feature,

Re: [GENERAL] 10 missing features

2011-04-26 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 5:39 AM, Andrew Sullivan wrote: > In commercial development, this is where product development managers > live.  They identify the meaning of the feature request, and then > identify how the actual need (rather than the requested feature) can > be addressed. But there are