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And do you support other backends as well (i.e. MySQL?). Does EdgeDB still offer a regular SQL interface because people need time to migrate.

Even if I was convinced EQL was the future I wouldn’t throw out the old stuff. If the old stuff continues working but there is a smooth migration path, I would probably give it a try.

Think of TypeScript vs. JavaScript.

> And do you support other backends as well (i.e. MySQL?). Does EdgeDB still offer a regular SQL interface because people need time to migrate.

No, but we have a few ideas on how to connect existing databases to EdgeDB.

> Even if I was convinced EQL was the future I wouldn’t throw out the old stuff. If the old stuff continues working but there is a smooth migration path, I would probably give it a try.

Yes, we'll be working on that.

I know CompanyDB is the new company.com but I feel this would all be a bit more clear if you just called the company EdgeQL.

Which version, and how easy is it for you to track the 'latest and greatest' Postgres version, as they come out?

Latest stable and we'll keep it that way.

That's wonderful! It's good to know that there's a tested DBMS under the hood.