MySQL, the popular open-source database that’s a standard element in many web application stacks, has unveiled the first release candidate for version 8.0.
Features to be rolled out in MySQL 8.0 include:
- First-class support for Unicode 9.0 out of the box.
- Window functions and recursive SQL syntax, for queries that previously weren’t possible or would have been difficult to write.
- Expanded support for native JSON data and document-store functionality.
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