Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Shell 8.0.12 is a maintenance release of MySQL Shell 8.0 Series
(a component of the MySQL Server). The MySQL Shell is provided under
Oracle’s dual-license.

MySQL Shell 8.0 is highly recommended for use with MySQL Server 8.0 and 5.7.
Please upgrade to MySQL Shell 8.0.12.

MySQL Shell is an interactive JavaScript, Python and SQL console
interface, supporting development and administration for the MySQL
Server. It provides APIs implemented in JavaScript and Python that
enable you to work with MySQL InnoDB cluster and use MySQL as a document
store.

The AdminAPI enables you to work with MySQL InnoDB cluster, providing
an integrated solution for high availability and scalability using
InnoDB based MySQL databases, without requiring advanced MySQL
expertise. For more information about how to configure and work with …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Node.js is a new Node.js driver for use with the X
DevAPI. This release, v8.0.12, is a maintenance release of the
MySQL Connector/Node.js 8.0 series.

The X DevAPI enables application developers to write code that combines
the strengths of the relational and document models using a modern,
NoSQL-like syntax that does not assume previous experience writing
traditional SQL.

MySQL Connector/Node.js can be downloaded through npm (see
https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mysql/xdevapi for details) or from
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/nodejs/.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/. For more information
about how the X DevAPI is implemented in MySQL Connector/Node.js, and
its usage, see …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/NET 8.0.12 is the second general availability release of
MySQL Connector/NET to add support for the new X DevAPI. The X DevAPI
enables application developers to write code that combines the strengths
of the relational and document models using a modern, NoSQL-like syntax
that does not assume previous experience writing traditional SQL.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/index.html. For more information about how the X DevAPI is implemented in Connector/NET, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/connector-net.

NuGet packages provide functionality at a project level. To get the
full set of features …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/J Version 8.0.12 is the second GA release of the 8.0 branch of MySQL Connector/J. It is suitable for use with MySQL Server versions 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 8.0. It supports the Java Database Connectivity
(JDBC) 4.2 API, and implements the X DevAPI.

This release includes the following new features and changes, also described in more detail on https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/connector-j/8.0/en/news-8-0-12.html As always, we recommend that you check the “CHANGES” file in the download archive to be aware of changes in behavior that might affect your application.

To download MySQL Connector/J 8.0.12 GA, see the “Generally Available (GA)
Releases” tab at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/ …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Python 8.0.12 is the second GA release version of the
MySQL Connector Python 8.0 series. This series adds support for the new
X DevAPI. The X DevAPI enables application developers to write code
that combines the strengths of the relational and document models using
a modern, NoSQL-like syntax that does not assume previous experience
writing traditional SQL.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/. For more information
about how the X DevAPI is implemented in MySQL Connector/Python, and its
usage, see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/connector-python.

Please note that the X DevAPI requires MySQL Server …

The MySQL Development team is very happy to announce that MySQL 8.0.12, the first 8.0 Maintenance Release, is now available for download at dev.mysql.com. In addition to bug fixes there are a few new features added in this release, most notably the InnoDB instant add column feature. …

Dear MySQL users,

The MySQL developer tools team announces 8.0.12 as our first general
availability (GA) for MySQL Workbench 8.0.

For the full list of changes in this revision, visit
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/workbench/en/changes-8-0.html

For discussion, join the MySQL Workbench Forums:
http://forums.mysql.com/index.php?152

The release is now available in source and binary form for a number of
platforms from our download pages at:

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/tools/workbench/

Enjoy!

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/C++ 8.0.12 is the second GA release version of the MySQL Connector/C++ 8.0 series.

Connector/C++ 8.0 can be used to access MySQL implementing Document Store or in a traditional way, using SQL queries. It allows writing both C++ and plain C applications using X DevAPI and X DevAPI for C. It also supports the legacy API of Connector/C++ 1.1 based on JDBC4.

To learn more about how to write applications using X DevAPI, see “X DevAPI User Guide”

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/

See also “X DevAPI Reference” at

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/connector-cpp/devapi_ref.html

and “X DevAPI for C Reference” at

…

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/ODBC 8.0.12 is the second version of the MySQL Connector/ODBC 8.0 series, the ODBC driver for the MySQL Server.

The available downloads include both a Unicode driver and an ANSI driver based on the same modern codebase. Please select the driver type you need based on the type of your application – Unicode or ANSI. Server-side prepared statements are enabled by default. It is suitable for use with any MySQL server version from 5.5.

This release of the MySQL ODBC driver is conforming to the ODBC 3.8 specification. It contains implementations of key 3.8 features, including self-identification as a ODBC 3.8 driver, streaming of output parameters (supported for binary types only), and support of the SQL_ATTR_RESET_CONNECTION connection attribute (for the Unicode driver only).

The release is now available in source and binary form for a number of platforms from our download pages at …

Join Percona Chief Evangelist Colin Charles as he covers happenings, gives pointers and provides musings on the open source database community.

OSCON happened last week and was incredible. It is true there was less of a database focus, and a lot more topics covered. In fact, you’d have found it hard to find database content. There was plenty of interesting content around AI/ML, cloud, SRE, blockchain and more. As a speaker, the 40-minute sessions that included a Q and A session was quite compact (I felt it was a little too short, and many speakers sped up towards the end). I guess it will make for more blog content.

The conference’s open source ethos is still extremely strong, and the keynotes exemplified that. It was not just the 20th anniversary of OSCON, but also the 20th anniversary of the …