re: why doesn't the database do it They do - almost all databases will offer change data capture integration either via making the write ahead log readable or

re: why doesn't the database do it They do - almost all databases will offer change data capture integration either via making the write ahead log readable or by suggesting triggers, like the article. If you wanted to read the deletion journal in another system (maybe because of transaction rate), you might prefer CDC to Triggers. For example: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/logical-replication-publication.html https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/logical-replication-...