New Features and Enhancements in MySQL 8.0
MySQL 8.0 introduces numerous enhancements including InnoDB engine defaults, atomic DDL, instant column addition, CTE support, UTF8MB4 default charset, Clone plugin, resource groups, role management, multi-valued and functional indexes, invisible indexes, descending indexes, SET_VAR syntax, persistent parameters, window functions, online DDL, and improved backup and binlog capabilities.