Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:30:18 -0500
From: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
Cc: "Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org>,
	Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>, Michael Banck <mbanck@gmx.net>,
	pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: add list of major features to the v19 release notes
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On Sat, Aug 22, 2026 at 05:50:56PM -0400, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> On 2026-08-22 Sa 3:56 PM, Jonathan S. Katz wrote:
>> This has been up for awhile, so I don't want to suggest removing items
>> for this list. That said, I'd like to suggest a few
>> listing/wording/ordering tweaks, primarily to tighten up a few of the
>> explanations and align with the style from previous release notes.
> 
> I don't know how the ordering was arrived at. I think we should lead with
> blockbuster items. Everyone will have their own opinion, but in my mind the
> blockbuster items are REPACK and pg_plan_advice.

There wasn't a whole lot of science around the ordering.  We did
intentionally put the catch-all performance item at the end, but that was
about the extent of conscious thought about it.

Jonathan's proposed changes seem fine to me at a glance.  I'll let that
marinate on the lists a bit more before applying.

-- 
nathan