Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 15:08:06 -0400
From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Cc: Amit Langote <Langote_Amit_f8@lab.ntt.co.jp>,
	David Rowley <david.rowley@2ndquadrant.com>,
	"Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org>,
	pgsql-advocacy@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL 12: Feature Highlights
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On 2019-May-16, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> I think the more specific we make the partition description, the more
> limited it will appear to be.  I think almost all partition operations
> will appear to be faster with PG 12, even if users can't articulate
> exactly why.

I don't understand why you want to make things such black boxes.  It is
what it is, and some users (not all) will want to understand.  People
who have already tested pg11 and found it insufficient may give pg12 a
second look if we tell them we have fixed the deficiencies they found.

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