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Schema migrations without downtime
A migration runs against a live application. Expand, migrate, contract lets you change a schema while both old and new code are running.
Lesson 4.231m 33sIntermediate5.7k students
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31:33What this lesson covers
- Apply the expand, migrate, contract pattern
- Avoid locks that block writes on large tables
- Make every migration reversible or forward-only on purpose
This lesson sits in Operating Postgres, part of PostgreSQL for Developers. It assumes what came before it and leads directly into the next lesson in the module.
In this lesson you will
- Apply the expand, migrate, contract pattern
- Avoid locks that block writes on large tables
- Make every migration reversible or forward-only on purpose
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