PostgreSQL 18 — Async I/O, UUIDv7, Virtual Generated Columns, and What Actually Matters

A focused walkthrough of PostgreSQL 18 for application developers — async I/O, native uuidv7(), virtual generated columns, OAuth auth, EXPLAIN buffer reporting by default, logical replication improvements, and what to know before you upgrade.

April 29, 2026 · 6 min · 1275 words · Manvendra Rajpoot