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Incorrect separation of data from logic is a human problem, not a Postgres problem. Put your logic in one schema[1], let's call it code schema and your data in another schema, the data schema. There you have your separation. Now you can:

* Change your application logic very easily.

* Use a transaction to deploy new code! Zero downtime! [2]

* Use read replicas to balance load in many cases.

* Rollback bad application updates

* Test anything [3]

* Use miriads of development tools from Git to CI systems.

* Use row level security, so that every user can only see his own data [4]

* Only allow applications to call your code schema, never let them touch your data directly.

[1] https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/ddl-schemas.html

[2] https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Transactional_DDL_in_Postgr...

[3] https://pgtap.org/

[4] https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/ddl-rowsecurity.html



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