When updating a PostgreSQL database schema for our family budgeting tool, what is the safest way to perform column type alterations without locking the table and causing downtime for other queries?
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When updating a PostgreSQL database schema for our family budgeting tool, what is the safest way to perform column type alterations without locking the table and causing downtime for other queries?
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