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Postgres MVCC is a 40-year-old design mistake" is one of those claims that just keeps getting repeated outside #postgresql community. So I wrote the article. And got the backlash. boringsql.com/posts/mvcc-b...

boringsql.comPostgreSQL's MVCC is bad. So is everyone else's.The critics are right: PostgreSQL's MVCC bloats tables and amplifies writes. Oracle, InnoDB, SQL Server, MongoDB, LSM stores, and etcd answer the same four design questions differently, and each pays ...

Radim @ boringSQL

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7 Aug

Striking while the iron was hot, we took it to Postgres FM with Michael and Nik and nobody in that room can be accused of being a fanboy. postgres.fm/episodes/mvcc

postgres.fmPostgres FM | MVCCNik and Michael are joined by Radim Marek to discuss MVCC, including his recent article on how Postgres chose to implement it compared to other systems. Here are some links to things they mention...

Radim @ boringSQL

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No, it didn't feel like an interrogation. Judge for yourself 😉 Jury's out.

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