{
  "id": 6617801,
  "title": "[$] PostgreSQL 19's \"scary patch contest\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/postgresql-19s-scary-patch-contest",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-10T17:29:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "LWN",
    "slug": "lwn",
    "url": "https://lwn.net/Articles/1092003/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PostgreSQL 19 was expected to be released in September, in keeping with the database project's longstanding tradition of a major release every year. However, some late-breaking concerns about several of the features slated for inclusion has some developers worried about the quality of the release. On August 25, PostgreSQL contributor Robert Haas sent an email with the subject \" scary patch…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}