The Slip
October 18, 2026
PostgreSQL 19 slips two months after AI review finds 40 bugs in beta; Hoot has finally found a reviewer that worries like he does, and is moved that they reverted eight features rather than ship them broken; Preston has Sundar run it on the roadmap instead; Sundar: 'Forty issues. Eight reverts. New ship date: 2031.'
Starring Dr. Hoot, Sundar, Preston
Transcript
- Panel 1
- Sundar: Postgres 19 slipped two months. AI review found 40 bugs in beta.
- Dr. Hoot: Finally. A reviewer that worries like I do.
- Panel 2
- Dr. Hoot: They reverted eight features rather than ship them broken. I'm moved.
- Sundar: We could run it on our code.
- Panel 3
- Preston: Think bigger. Run it on our roadmap.
- Panel 4
- Sundar: Forty issues. Eight reverts. New ship date: 2031.
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