> "solve this problem by not being relational" That has nothing to do with this. All databases are fundamentally the same regardless of data model. The standar

> "solve this problem by not being relational" That has nothing to do with this. All databases are fundamentally the same regardless of data model. The standard process is to start a new version, replicate the existing database, then cutover once the replica is caught up. Advanced systems can seamlessly switch the primary so it'll redirect new queries to the new primary upon that cutoff. This has been done for decades through external tooling across many systems, including Postgres. However it would be easier if the database included this functionality internally.