MySQL 8.0 will be GA soon (just my assumption: Oracle doesn't tell me anything about its release plans) and it's time to think about having a look at it.
If this is your first try of MySQL 8, get prepared for several impacting differences from previous versions.

In this article I won't tell you what you can do with MySQL 8: there is plenty of material about this, including in this very blog. I will instead concentrate on differences from previous versions that users need to know if they want to avoid surprises.

Data Directory

Let's start with an observation of the data directory.
After a standard installation, without any additional options, I see the following:

Files that I expected to see

auto.cnf
ib_buffer_pool
ib_logfile0
ib_logfile1
ibdata1
ibtmp1
(dir) mysql
(dir) …

Where the hell is it?

The MySQL shell is a potentially useful tool that has been intentionally made difficult to use properly.

It was introduced, with much fanfare, with the MySQL Document Store, as THE tool to bridge the SQL and no-SQL worlds. The release was less than satisfactory, though: MySQL 5.7.12 introduced a new feature (the X-protocol plugin) bundled with the server. The maturity of the plugin was unclear, as it popped out of the unknown into a GA release, without any public testing. It was allegedly GA quality, although the quantity of bug reports that were filed soon after the release proved otherwise. The maturity of the shell was known as "development preview", and so we had a supposedly GA feature that could only be used with an alpha …

The MariaDB project is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 10.3.5, the first release candidate in the MariaDB 10.3 series, as well as MariaDB Connector/J 2.2.2, the latest stable release in the MariaDB Connector/J 2.2 series, and MariaDB Connector/J 1.7.2, the latest stable release in the MariaDB Connector/J 1.7 series. See the release notes […]

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The MariaDB project is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 10.2.13, the next stable release in the 10.2 series, as well as MariaDB Connector/ODBC 3.0.3 and MariaDB Connector/ODBC 2.0.16. See the release notes and changelogs for details. Download MariaDB 10.2.13 Release Notes Changelog What is MariaDB 10.2? MariaDB APT and YUM Repository Configuration Generator […]

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The MariaDB project is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 10.3.4, the second beta release in the MariaDB 10.3 series, as well as MariaDB Connector/C 3.0.3, the latest stable release in the MariaDB Connector/J 3.0 series, and MariaDB Connector/C 2.3.5, the latest stable release in the MariaDB Connector/C 2.3 series. See the release notes […]

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The MariaDB project is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 10.3.3, the first beta release in the MariaDB 10.3 series, as well as MariaDB Connector/J 2.2.1, the latest stable release in the MariaDB Connector/J 2.2 series, and MariaDB Connector/J 1.7.1, the latest stable release in the MariaDB Connector/J 1.7 series. See the release notes […]

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The MariaDB project is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 10.1.30, the latest stable release in the MariaDB 10.1 series, as well as MariaDB Connector/C 2.3.4, the latest stable release in the MariaDB Connector/C 2.x series. See the release notes and changelogs for details. Download MariaDB 10.1.30 Release Notes Changelog What is MariaDB 10.1? […]

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Percona announces the release of Percona Monitoring and Management 1.5.1. This release contains fixes for bugs found after Percona Monitoring and Management 1.5.0 was released.

Bug fixes

• PMM-1771: When upgrading PMM to 1.5.0 using Docker commands, PMM System Summary, PMM Add Instance, PMM Query Analytics dashboards were not available.
• PMM-1761: The PMM Query Analytics dashboard did not display the list of hosts correctly.
• …

Percona announces the release of Percona Monitoring and Management 1.5.0 on November 28, 2017.

This release focuses on the following features:

• Enhanced support for MySQL on Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora – Dedicated Amazon Aurora dashboard offers maximum visibility into key database characteristics, eliminating the need for additional monitoring nodes.  We renamed Amazon RDS OS Metrics to Amazon RDS / Aurora MySQL Metrics
• Simpler configuration – Percona Monitoring and Management now offers easier configuration of key Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora settings via a web interface
• One-click data collection – One button retrieves vital information on server performance …

Dear MySQL users,

The MySQL developer tools team announces 6.3.10 as our GA release for
MySQL Workbench 6.3.

For the full list of changes in this revision, visit
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/workbench/en/changes-6-3.html

For discussion, join the MySQL Workbench Forums:
http://forums.mysql.com/index.php?152

Download MySQL Workbench 6.3.10 GA now, for Windows, macOS 10.11+,
Oracle Linux 7, Fedora 26 and 27, Ubuntu 16.04 and 17.10
or sources, from:

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/tools/workbench/

Enjoy!

Changes in MySQL Workbench 6.3.10 (2017-11-15)
Bugs Fixed

* Performance information within the Administration –
Dashboard tab demonstrated a slow rate of refresh on
hosts running macOS High Sierra. (Bug #26921498)

* Tooltips within the Administration – Dashboard tab did
not display when the mouse pointer …