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Comment by TwoPhonesOneKid

I see this understanding that sql databases should do xyz by default as corporate dogmatism, kind of. A database is only as useful as it's used! I realize you haven't argued for this, but if we're collectively claiming postgres can handle 100% of the persistent database needs of an arbitrary app (a very common claim these days), we also need to accept that people will "abuse" sql databases to prioritize accessibility over coherency, which was always a major draw of NoSQL engines. I suspect most consumer apps can scale with some form of inconsistency just fine, even if this creates a PR rats-nest, but consumers are far more forgiving of incompetency than greediness. This is a very much an "understand your market" sort of decision to make.

So I see what you're saying, but I'd also like more async bindings that lean into customizing the behavior at query- or execution-time. You can build them today but you have to work around whatever sql-binding framework you use and it will still likely result in leaky abstractions.

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