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The article is less about PostgreSQL's history than about how AI coding agents are changing database demand. Agent-generated applications are creating many more databases to manage, and PostgreSQL's extensibility (for example, pgvector for retrieval-augmented generation) lets teams add vector search without a separate engine. Readers should treat the survey and vendor figures, such as the 80% claim attributed to Databricks, as company-reported context rather than independent measurement.

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How agents are stoking new interest in a 40-year-old database

SiliconANGLEOctober 15, 20264 min read

For the fourth straight year, Stack Overflow’s Developer Survey has found that PostgreSQL tops the list of the database management systems developers prefer — and the favorability ratings even ticked up from last year. If it seems odd that a 40-year-old open-source engine should have such staying power, Phillip Merrick (pictured), co-founder and chief executive […] The post How agents are stoking new interest in a 40-year-old database appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

For the fourth straight year, Stack Overflow’s Developer Survey has found that PostgreSQL tops the list of the database management systems developers prefer — and the favorability ratings even ticked up from last year. If it seems odd that a 40-year-old open-source engine should have such staying power, Phillip Merrick (pictured), co-founder and chief executive of pgEdge Inc., says the reason is simple: The rapid rise of artificial intelligence coding agents is giving PostgreSQL new life. “It’s…

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