Configuration calculator for Firebird SQL and 5 other news about Firebird

This is the Firebird SQL logo, not Mortal Kombat, as many people think 🙂

Firstlynew version released Configuration Calculator for Firebirdwith support for Firebird 5. To the calculator (completely free, available without registration) the server characteristics and load parameters are entered, the Firebird version and architecture are selected, and the output is an optimized configuration (firebird.conf and databases.conf). The configuration is intentionally more conservative than it would ideally be, so as not to degrade performance in any way. In addition to creating a configuration, the Calculator also includes an assessment of information from the Firebird database header, which will tell you whether there are problems with too frequent transactions or incorrect cache configuration.

Secondlythe full version (112 pages) of D. Simonov's book has been published “What's New in Firebird 5“. This is not just a list of new features, but a detailed analysis with examples of how to use the new features of Firebird 5. It is especially recommended for advanced Firebird developers who will find a lot of interesting things in the sections about the Optimizer, Profiler and new SQL features.

Thirdnew version released HQbird – enterprise Firebird distribution, fully compatible with the vanilla database format. New features include queries to other DBMSs, Streaming/CDC, on-the-fly query replacement (important for legacy closed-source applications), and advanced monitoring.

Fourthan important article came out “Parallel reading of data in Firebird“. Few people know how to carry out mass reading operations in Firebird with effective parallelization. The article examines the mechanism in detail

Fifthlypreparations for the conference continue Firebird Conf, which will take place on June 6, 2024. It looks like even more Firebird developers will be there this year.

At sixthpublished Roadmap of the 6th version of Firebird. A lot of interesting things, a lot of new names of developers! Firebird development is gaining momentum, maintaining its focus on ease of use, ease of maintenance and low resource requirements.