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Subject: Re: Describing Postgres as "object-relational" on the home page
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On 1/2/24 07:19, Benjamin Scherrey wrote:
> I like the suggested text. I think it's a shame to drop the word
> object, however. Despite it getting a bad name amongst the academics,
> it's still very much in use and often quite useful. If someone's
> searching for an object database I believe Postgres should pop up high
> in the list.
I am curious why you think this.  What features of an object database do 
you think Postgres has to merit ranking high in search results?
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Vik Fearing