PostgreSQL reconsiders its process-based model

by fagnerbrack • 3 years ago

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dang• 3 years ago

PostgreSQL reconsiders its process-based model - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36393030 - June 2023 (372 comments)

(Looks like the URLs were different but the article is the same. The other URL was https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/934940/3abb2d4086680b78/)

whynotmaybe• 3 years ago

Isn't PostgreSQL on windows already using threads?

yxre• 3 years ago

If they choose to move forward with this migration, it will be huge for the project. Make or break type of decision. They are socializing this pretty well

Processes -> Threads is the same improvement that Nginx had over Apache, and its pretty clear that Nginx is the preferred web server these days. Also, Nginx's configuration system is much better, so it's hard to say why they have won out so clearly

PostgreSQL reconsiders its process-based model

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