MariaDB 13 Expands Oracle Compatibility and Improves Developer Experience and Observability
MariaDB Community Server 13.0 has reached General Availability (GA) and is now officially stable. This release introduces a range of new features, deprecations, and performance improvements, including expanded support for procedural SQL, new DML capabilities, and more. By Sergio De Simone
MariaDB 13 has reached General Availability (GA) and is now officially stable, introducing a suite of enhancements aimed at expanding Oracle compatibility and improving developer experience and observability. This release supports REF CURSOR and RECORD types in routine parameters and function return values, allowing for easier transition of Oracle PL/SQL-based enterprise applications.
Additionally, the RETURNING clause now retrieves both old and new values in a single database round trip, improving data modification operations. MariaDB 13 also simplifies query optimization through improved optimizer hints and provides more detailed observability and administration features.
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