Firebird News https://www.firebirdnews.org/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:17:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 FBSimCity v0.6.0: the replication district — journal segments, commit order, and a synchronous replica that dies https://www.firebirdnews.org/fbsimcity-v0-6-0-the-replication-district-journal-segments-commit-order-and-a-synchronous-replica-that-dies/ https://www.firebirdnews.org/fbsimcity-v0-6-0-the-replication-district-journal-segments-commit-order-and-a-synchronous-replica-that-dies/#respond Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:17:30 +0000 https://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=15635 FBSimCity, the explorable isometric city of Firebird internals, is at v0.6.0. This release adds a replication district. Replication without a log Firebird has no write-ahead log to ship, so its replication is logical — and it has to be. As each transaction commits, the changes themselves are written into a replication journal segment. When a segment fills it is sealed

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]]> https://www.firebirdnews.org/fbsimcity-v0-6-0-the-replication-district-journal-segments-commit-order-and-a-synchronous-replica-that-dies/feed/ 0 IBX for Lazarus 2.7.11 and 2.7.12 released https://www.firebirdnews.org/ibx-for-lazarus-2-7-11-and-2-7-12-released/ https://www.firebirdnews.org/ibx-for-lazarus-2-7-11-and-2-7-12-released/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:39:52 +0000 https://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=15632 MWA Software has published two bug-fix releases of IBX for Lazarus, the Lazarus components for accessing Firebird databases. 2.7.11 (2 June) fixes field-to-column mapping when a SELECT uses aggregate or concatenation functions without an explicit alias. Firebird reports the same alias name for each function of a given type, and IBX’s disambiguation could previously associate fields with the wrong column.

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]]> https://www.firebirdnews.org/ibx-for-lazarus-2-7-11-and-2-7-12-released/feed/ 0 node-firebird v2.6.0 – v2.14.0: roadmap complete, issue tracker at zero https://www.firebirdnews.org/node-firebird-v2-6-0-v2-14-0-roadmap-complete-issue-tracker-at-zero/ https://www.firebirdnews.org/node-firebird-v2-6-0-v2-14-0-roadmap-complete-issue-tracker-at-zero/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:26:34 +0000 https://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=15630 The pure-JavaScript node-firebird driver for Node.js shipped eight releases in under a week (v2.6.0 – v2.14.0), completing its entire roadmap and closing all 47 open issues — some dating back to 2015. Highlights for Firebird users: Firebird 6.0 Protocol 20 fully supported — the long-standing prepare hang was root-caused and fixed (v2.10.0) The sporadic Srp/Srp256 authentication failure solved — ~1.2–1.7%

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]]> https://www.firebirdnews.org/node-firebird-v2-6-0-v2-14-0-roadmap-complete-issue-tracker-at-zero/feed/ 0 Announcing cl-firebird v1.0.0: Pure Common Lisp Driver with Full node-firebird Parity & Multi-Version CI Matrix https://www.firebirdnews.org/announcing-cl-firebird-v1-0-0-pure-common-lisp-driver-with-full-node-firebird-parity-multi-version-ci-matrix/ https://www.firebirdnews.org/announcing-cl-firebird-v1-0-0-pure-common-lisp-driver-with-full-node-firebird-parity-multi-version-ci-matrix/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:07:51 +0000 https://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=15627 We are excited to announce the release of cl-firebird v1.0.0 — a pure Common Lisp database driver for Firebird 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0+. Featuring full 1:1 feature parity with node-firebird, this release brings 12-factor connection URIs, thread-safe connection pooling, named placeholder parameter binding, custom type parsers (type-cast), streaming cursors, database events (POST_EVENT), Service Manager support, Firebird 6.0 tablespaces/schemas, and

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]]> https://www.firebirdnews.org/announcing-cl-firebird-v1-0-0-pure-common-lisp-driver-with-full-node-firebird-parity-multi-version-ci-matrix/feed/ 0 FBSimCity v0.4.0: the backup yard — gbak pins the OIT, nbackup fills the delta https://www.firebirdnews.org/fbsimcity-v0-4-0-the-backup-yard-gbak-pins-the-oit-nbackup-fills-the-delta/ https://www.firebirdnews.org/fbsimcity-v0-4-0-the-backup-yard-gbak-pins-the-oit-nbackup-fills-the-delta/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:21:49 +0000 https://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=15625 FBSimCity, the explorable isometric city of Firebird internals, is at v0.4.0. This release adds a whole backup yard, built around what gbak and nbackup actually do. gbak: the backup that pins your OIT gbak takes a logical backup online: it attaches like any other client and reads every table through a snapshot transaction. That snapshot is the interesting part, because

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]]> https://www.firebirdnews.org/fbsimcity-v0-4-0-the-backup-yard-gbak-pins-the-oit-nbackup-fills-the-delta/feed/ 0 FBSimCity: an explorable city that shows how Firebird works https://www.firebirdnews.org/fbsimcity-an-explorable-city-that-shows-how-firebird-works/ https://www.firebirdnews.org/fbsimcity-an-explorable-city-that-shows-how-firebird-works/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:39:04 +0000 https://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=15622 FBSimCity is an interactive visualization of Firebird internals: an explorable isometric city where every building is a subsystem from the classic Conceptual Architecture for Firebird paper (Chan & Yashkir), and queries commute through the pipeline as glowing particles — REMOTE harbor -> Y-valve -> DSQL -> JRD, with the lock manager tower watching over it. The simulation is Firebird-flavored throughout:

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]]> https://www.firebirdnews.org/fbsimcity-an-explorable-city-that-shows-how-firebird-works/feed/ 0 IBPhoenix is Introducting Firebird 2.5 Maintenance Subscription https://www.firebirdnews.org/ibphoenix-is-introducting-firebird-2-5-maintenance-subscription/ https://www.firebirdnews.org/ibphoenix-is-introducting-firebird-2-5-maintenance-subscription/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:05:52 +0000 https://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=15554 Although Firebird 2.5 has reached End of Life, many production systems still depend on it. Following the disclosure of several security vulnerabilities that also affect Firebird 2.5, IBPhoenix has introduced a Firebird 2.5 Maintenance Subscription for commercial users. Subscribers receive security-patched Firebird 2.5 builds based on the final official release, together with future security updates released during the subscription period.

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]]> https://www.firebirdnews.org/ibphoenix-is-introducting-firebird-2-5-maintenance-subscription/feed/ 0 Database Workbench 7 now available https://www.firebirdnews.org/database-workbench-7-now-available/ https://www.firebirdnews.org/database-workbench-7-now-available/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:04:35 +0000 https://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=15540 Upscene Productions is proud to announce the next major version of the popular Firebird development tool: ✨ Database Workbench 7.0 ✨ This new release prepares Database Workbench for the future. With a revamped user interface with many improvements and AI powered SQL and database development, we’re supplying database developers with the tools they need.— Martijn Tonies, owner of Upscene The

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]]> https://www.firebirdnews.org/database-workbench-7-now-available/feed/ 0 New Ebook: Practical Firebird Performance Diagnostics https://www.firebirdnews.org/new-ebook-practical-firebird-performance-diagnostics/ https://www.firebirdnews.org/new-ebook-practical-firebird-performance-diagnostics/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:53:21 +0000 https://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=15536 IBPhoenix is pleased to announce the release of a new free ebook: Practical Firebird Performance Diagnostics: A Structured Approach Unlike traditional performance tuning guides, this ebook focuses on the reasoning behind successful diagnostics. It introduces a structured framework that helps Firebird professionals move from observed symptoms to defensible explanations by classifying problems, selecting appropriate investigation strategies, interpreting evidence correctly, and

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]]> https://www.firebirdnews.org/new-ebook-practical-firebird-performance-diagnostics/feed/ 0 EmberWings 2026/2 Is Now Available https://www.firebirdnews.org/emberwings-2026-2-is-now-available/ https://www.firebirdnews.org/emberwings-2026-2-is-now-available/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:32:31 +0000 https://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=15530 We’re pleased to announce that the June 2026 issue of EmberWings (2026/2) is now available. This issue explores a theme familiar to every experienced Firebird developer: the space between what we observe and what is actually happening inside the database engine. As systems become faster and workloads more demanding, successful diagnostics increasingly depend not on collecting more information, but on

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]]> https://www.firebirdnews.org/laravel-firebird-benson-fork/feed/ 0 Real-time Firebird – Monitor for Firebird – Server 2.5 – 5.0 https://www.firebirdnews.org/real-time-firebird-monitor-for-firebird-server-2-5-5-0-5/ https://www.firebirdnews.org/real-time-firebird-monitor-for-firebird-server-2-5-5-0-5/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:59:56 +0000 https://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=15517 A new version 2.0.7.203 is available. Visit our homepage and download the demo version. https://fbm.gksoft.ch

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]]> https://www.firebirdnews.org/real-time-firebird-monitor-for-firebird-server-2-5-5-0-5/feed/ 0 Firebird External Table Generator (ext-table-gen) 3.0 released https://www.firebirdnews.org/firebird-external-table-generator-ext-table-gen-3-0-released/ https://www.firebirdnews.org/firebird-external-table-generator-ext-table-gen-3-0-released/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 09:33:34 +0000 https://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=15513 I am happy to announce the release of version 3.0 of “Firebird External Table Generator” (ext-table-gen for short). “Firebird External Table Generator” is a commandline tool to transform CSV files to Firebird external table files (a binary format for external table data). Compared to version 2.0, we added support for more datatypes: ext-table-gen 3.0 requires Java 21 or higher. You

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]]> https://www.firebirdnews.org/firebird-external-table-generator-ext-table-gen-3-0-released/feed/ 0 Firebird 3.0.14 / 4.0.7 / 5.0.4 for QNAP NAS https://www.firebirdnews.org/firebird-3-0-14-4-0-7-5-0-4-for-qnap-nas/ https://www.firebirdnews.org/firebird-3-0-14-4-0-7-5-0-4-for-qnap-nas/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 09:11:05 +0000 https://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=15506 For those who can’t wait for QNAP to release the new versions in the official QNAP App Store, here is the download link. Firebird 3.0.14 / 4.0.7 / 5.0.4 for Intel QNAP NAS (intel only) can be downloaded via the follow link https://fbm.gksoft.ch/Download.html

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]]> https://www.firebirdnews.org/firebird-3-0-14-4-0-7-5-0-4-for-qnap-nas/feed/ 0 Database Workbench 6.10.6 released https://www.firebirdnews.org/database-workbench-6-10-6-released/ https://www.firebirdnews.org/database-workbench-6-10-6-released/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:01:49 +0000 https://www.firebirdnews.org/?p=15503 Upscene Productions is proud to announce the availability of the next release of the popular multi-DBMS development tool: ✨ “Database Workbench 6.10.6” ✨ This release introduces the Data Type Assistant for quicker table creation, and gives you a new and much faster Report Designer. 📹 Watch a video of the Data Type Assistant here. Database Workbench supports the following database

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