The existing server extensibilities in modern DBMSs have been critical in our company�s development of software products that improve database performance for certain scientific computing applications. We are planning to develop other products that will utilize an extensible database engine, and so we would be grateful for feedback on the following questions as they pertain to your experience in developing PostgreSQL applications:
1. What types of extensibility (i.e., data types, functions/methods, indexing, etc.) are available and convenient to use in practice?
2. What types of extensibility (possibly already available in other DBMSs) are currently missing in PostgreSQL?
3. To what extent was your choice of PostgreSQL as a development platform based primarily on its extensibility features?
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Eric Davies, M.Sc.
Barrodale Computing Services Ltd.
Tel: (250) 472-4372 Fax: (250) 472-4373
Web: http://www.barrodale.com
Email: eric@barrodale.com
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