And I agree that this is perhaps one of the many situations where people throw away the "C" of "ACID" for no reason beyond it is modern to do so. (At least most strive for "Eventual Consistency", but that's another can of worms.)
This is even less understandable once you notice that PostgreSQL offers a lot more features than most other databases (SQL or NoSQL) and is extremely flexible and extensible - even if you use it just as a fancy JSON or XML store.
And I agree that this is perhaps one of the many situations where people throw away the "C" of "ACID" for no reason beyond it is modern to do so. (At least most strive for "Eventual Consistency", but that's another can of worms.)
This is even less understandable once you notice that PostgreSQL offers a lot more features than most other databases (SQL or NoSQL) and is extremely flexible and extensible - even if you use it just as a fancy JSON or XML store.