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Soft delete

28/06/2024 37 min Episodio 103
Soft delete

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Nikolay and Michael discuss soft deletion in Postgres — what it means, several use cases, some implementation options, and which implementations suit which use cases. Here are some links to things they mentioned:Soft deletion probably isn't worth it (blog post by Brandur) https://brandur.org/soft-deletionEasy alternative soft deletion (blog post by Brandur) https://brandur.org/fragments/deleted-record-insertOur episode on auditing https://postgres.fm/episodes/auditingCREATE FUNCTION … SECURITY DEFINER (docs) https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-createfunction.htmlPrinciple of least privilege https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_privilege~~~What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!~~~Postgres FM is produced by:Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustardNikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiWith special thanks to:Jessie Draws for the elephant artwork 

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