📊 HiddenMerit Daily · Issue 3 Focus on Database Frontiers, Practical Insights for DBAs April 29, 2026 ｜ 5 Selected Global Hot Topics 01｜Oracle Ushers in a “New Era” for MySQL: Vector Functions Coming to Community Edition, Independent Foundation on the Table Facing developer dissatisfaction with MySQL’s stagnant development, Oracle has finally made significant adjustments, promising to usher in a “new era” for MySQL. Core Community Grievances: Code commits have dropped sharply over the past year, with even months of no new code Lack of development transparency, roadmap and decisions lack community participation New features prioritized for Enterprise Edition and HeatWave, Community Edition “left in the cold” New developers gravitate towards PostgreSQL, MySQL developer demographic is aging Oracle’s “Three-Pronged” Commitment: Feature Downward Migration: Bring vector functions and other previously Enterprise-only features to the Community Edition Ecosystem Expansion: Provide more MySQL tools, frameworks, and connectors Transparent Governance: Publish development roadmap, encourage community contributions (work logs + bug reports) Foundation Progress: Approximately 100 signatures have been collected in support of establishing an independent MySQL Foundation, with the goal of allowing the community to guide MySQL’s development direction. DBA Perspective This is major news worth the attention of all MySQL users. Over the past […]
