The article examines recent rumors that Oracle has stopped developing MySQL, explains why GitHub commit activity can be misleading, and clarifies MySQL's actual private development workflow, showing that recent releases prove the database is still actively maintained.
PostgreSQL 18, released on September 25 2025, introduces developer‑focused features such as native UUID v7 generation, virtual generated columns, enhanced RETURNING clauses, automatic BUFFERS in EXPLAIN ANALYZE, and a unified pg_get_acl() permission function, all aimed at improving everyday database development.
The article outlines a developer‑focused wishlist for PostgreSQL, proposing built‑in versioned schemas, online schema changes, instant branch creation akin to Git, configurable archive tables, a flexible key‑value labeling system, and tighter Git integration, while highlighting industry examples such as Neon, Xata, Snaplet, Supabase and Bytebase.
This article outlines eight key domains where C is still widely used—including embedded systems, desktop applications, system components, operating systems, language compilers, signal processing, audio/video handling, and databases—highlighting typical projects, tools, and why C remains essential for low‑level, performance‑critical development.
Oracle’s MySQL 8.2 preview introduces JavaScript stored procedures powered by GraalVM, allowing developers to write JavaScript or Java code inside the database, but the feature remains a technical preview with performance benefits, debugging support, and cautions about production use and global variable behavior.
This article outlines the six-stage methodology for designing databases—system requirements analysis, conceptual design, logical design, physical design, implementation, and execution/maintenance—detailing each phase’s purpose, techniques, and visual illustrations to guide developers through a structured, standards‑compliant design process.
The author recounts his 2012 MySQL interview experience, describes the global InnoDB team structure, outlines the bug‑fix and feature‑development workflow, lists key contributions such as spatial indexes and transparent encryption, and reflects on leaving Oracle for Tencent Cloud.
Allen Lai recounts his unexpected recruitment by Oracle, four interview rounds with MySQL's InnoDB leaders, the global and flat team structure, the disciplined bug‑fix workflow, his major feature contributions, and why he later moved to Tencent Cloud's CDB engine.
The author recounts his 2012 MySQL interview experience, describes the flat, globally distributed InnoDB team structure, details the typical bug‑fix workflow, lists major InnoDB features he contributed to, and reflects on the lessons learned before moving to Tencent Cloud's database division.
This article shares a MySQL InnoDB core developer’s recommendations on DBA learning stages, Oracle’s stance on MySQL’s future, official comparisons with MariaDB and PostgreSQL, and how MySQL’s globally distributed development team collaborates, offering practical guidance for database professionals.
