Removing vs Adding Postgres Enums

removing enum values in Postgres adding enum values in postgres

A bus scene shows a sad passenger under “removing enum values in Postgres” and a cheerful passenger under “adding enum values in postgres.” The joke is that removing values from a PostgreSQL enum is difficult or risky, while adding new values is comparatively easy, making this a developer reaction meme.

• @profunctor_io / 7975 2022-06-02
• @dev_meme / 4443 2022-06-11
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