PostgreSQL Rewritten in Rust: The Project Passes Every Regression Test
Translated by a model; the original is in Russian.
A project called pgrust — an implementation of PostgreSQL rewritten in Rust — has been published on GitHub. According to its author, the project successfully passes 100% of the original DBMS's regression tests.
The Postgres regression tests are an extensive suite of checks used by the DBMS's core developers to confirm that the engine works correctly after changes are made. Passing the full suite is regarded by the community as a significant marker of maturity for an alternative implementation.
The release drew considerable interest on Hacker News, where the news gathered more than a hundred votes and over a hundred user comments.
The choice of Rust for rewriting Postgres fits a broader trend: the language is increasingly used to build systems and infrastructure software thanks to its built-in mechanisms for safe memory handling without sacrificing the performance characteristic of C.
The published material does not provide details about the scope of the changes, the architectural decisions, or the author's future plans for the project.
Source: Hacker News
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