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Postgres rewritten in Rust, now passing 100% of the Postgres regression tests
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pgrust is a rewrite of Postgres in Rust that achieves 100% compatibility with Postgres 18.3, passing over 46,000 regression tests. It maintains disk compatibility with Postgres and can boot from an existing Postgres 18.3 data directory, aiming to facilitate internal changes while preserving the original behavior and using AI-assisted programming.
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- Praise: Passing 100% of the Postgres regression suite is a monumental achievement, showcasing the potential of Rust to enhance reliability and performance.
- Praise: The shift to a thread per connection model could significantly boost performance, which has commenters buzzing about scalability and efficiency.
- Praise: The use of LLMs in rewriting Postgres could herald a new era of database architecture, potentially integrating modern techniques that have evolved over decades.
- Concern: The reliance on tests to validate the rewrite raises eyebrows; many argue that real-world production experience is what truly builds reliability.
- Concern: Skepticism looms over claims of a 50% improvement in OLTP performance; doubts are surfacing about potential trade-offs that might not hold up in production.
- Concern: Concerns about new bugs introduced during the rewrite process highlight the risks of relying solely on automated testing without extensive real-world validation.