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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It has though

Window functions were an addition, but more recently struct, json, and array fields with native support. Pipe syntax is getting multiple implementations.

Match recognize is a whole new standard abstraction of window functions.

Union by name is being added (fuck union by position).

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't this more like evolution or even just optimisation? I mean it doesn't seem like a fundamental shift (can be wrong, just checked it out quickly).

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sure, i think its just sql has not had any breaking version changes in like… ever?

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, that's really one in a kind for such an important feature.