Why CockroachDB and PostgreSQL Are Compatible

1 · CockroachDB · Aug. 9, 2018, midnight
CockroachDB is built to be largely compatible with PostgreSQL, meaning that software written to use PostgreSQL can sometimes (often!) be used with CockroachDB without changes. [Note: MySQL migration and compatibility is currently in development, with experimental functionality available in the latest alpha release.] Why was CockroachDB designed to be compatible with PostgreSQL? Perhaps surprisingly, the answer to this question is currently (as of early May 2018) not documented publicly, neither ...