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From: Darren Duncan <[email protected]>
To: PostgreSQL Advocacy <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL 19 beta 1 release announcement draft
Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 17:42:28 -0700
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On 2026-05-29 9:46 a.m., Robert Haas wrote:
> I do feel like this release announcement (like others you've written)
> is extremely dense, and if I were writing it myself I would probably
> mention somewhat fewer things so that the things I did mention hit
> harder, but of course I'm not: you are. I also understand that gets
> into tough arguments about what's actually worth mentioning, which are
> inevitably subjective. Still, I'd suggest as a zero-order guideline
> that including things that are <~ 500 LOC is more likely to be clutter
> than a true headline feature.
I find that a general thing which makes it easier to say things less verbosely 
is if the less verbose work can include a link to a version with more details, 
eg the full release notes, so nothing is actually being lost, just kept in a 
different place. -- Darren Duncan

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