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Doesn't that just imply the existing version of Postgres also probably has more bugs than humans can fix? Just release it. Software is never perfect and always a work in progress. I'm guessing the bulk of these bugs are probably stupid edge cases that just get development bogged down trying to plug so many holes at once.

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> Software is never perfect and always a work in progress.

Relational databases are one of those things where you really do want to get a whole lot closer to perfect than a lot of other software.

So why aren't they sounding the alarm on the obviously deficient postgres 18 that is currently obviously wreaking havoc on the earth, having not gone through any AI code review? Pull the plug already, right?

Indeed, but I for one very much appreciate Postgres’ stability and quality.

As a lead contributor explains in the article, if they were to ship some of these broken features, they wouldn’t be able to fix them until v20, rather than patching them on-the-go. Sounds like a Very Bad Idea given many installations stay behind for some years.

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