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Re:CockroachDB 2.0 released by udia on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @10:51AM (#16755246)
I find it very interesting that although CockroachDB itself is stable and production ready, all of the client drivers are still 'beta'.

https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/install-client-dri...

That being said, I am really excited to try this out. 2.0 adding JSON support is what converted me to try this out for a project.

Re:CockroachDB 2.0 released by manigandham on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @10:57AM (#16755312)
It uses the postgresql interface so any Postgres compatible client should work. The status just refers to esoteric features that may not be supported.
Re:CockroachDB 2.0 released by awoods187 on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @11:53AM (#16755898)
We marked these drivers as beta support to indicate that we haven't tested them to the same rigor as our internally developed features. Basic querying and transactions should work with any of these drivers, but features like introspection and less commonly-used data types haven't been extensively tested across all drivers. Many people report using these drivers in production, however, we've prioritized new feature development for CockroachDB over extensive driver testing. We encourage you to give these drivers a try and let us know if you encounter any issues--we'll be happy to fix any bugs brought to our attention.
Re:CockroachDB 2.0 released by jitans on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @07:17PM (#16760249)
They haven't any custom driver, CRDB is binary compatible with postgresql drivers, are marked as beta because "maybe" there is feature they haven't implemented. So far using pqxx (C++ driver) I haven't seen any issue.
Re:CockroachDB 2.0 released by sigstoat on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @11:00AM (#16755343)
it uses standard, off the self postgresql libraries. but their server-side implementation of postgresql isn't 100%. or even 98%, so you can't count on every feature of every client library working.
Re:CockroachDB 2.0 released by atwebb on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @11:38AM (#16755739)
Most seem to just be postgres drivers.