DevOps

Presenters Magnus Hagander Source PGConf.dev 2025 Keeping Postgres Running: A Look Inside Their Infrastructure Needs 🚀 Postgres.com, the global postcard platform, powers connections between people around the world. But behind the beautiful postcards and vibrant community lies a critical infrastructure that needs constant attention. Recently, a presentation shed light on the challenges and opportunities surrounding Postgres’s technical foundation. Let’s dive in! The Foundation: Stability First 🛠️ Postgres prioritizes a core philosophy: stability and maintainability above all else. They’re not chasing the latest and greatest tech; they’s focused on providing reliable services for developers and users. This means choosing technologies and approaches that ensure consistent performance and uptime. ...

Presenters Javier Maestro Alvaro Hernandez Source PGConf.dev 2025 🚀 Building Trust: How Bazel & Monobot are Revolutionizing PostgreSQL Builds 💾 The world of open-source software is built on trust. We rely on the integrity of the code we use, and ensuring that code is built consistently and reliably is paramount. But what if the very process of building that software was inconsistent? That’s the challenge the team behind Bazel and Monobot are tackling, and the results are pretty exciting. Let’s dive in! ...

Presenters Claire Giordano Robert Haas Source PGConf.dev 2025 🚀 Decoding the PostgreSQL Contributor’s Journey: Beyond the Code 💡 Ever wondered what it really takes to contribute to a massive open-source project like PostgreSQL? It’s more than just being a coding whiz. This post dives into the fascinating “Lessons Learned From PostgreSQL Contributors,” revealing the often-unspoken aspects of open-source collaboration – the invisible curriculum, the emotional intelligence, and the collaborative practices that separate good contributors from exceptional ones. Let’s explore! ...

Presenters Alastair Turner Source PGConf.dev 2025 🚀 From Mailing Lists to Pull Requests: Can PostgreSQL Embrace GitHub? 🌐 The PostgreSQL community is a cornerstone of the open-source world, known for its robust database and dedicated contributors. But as the landscape of software development evolves, so too does the question of how best to manage contributions. Should PostgreSQL, traditionally reliant on mailing lists, consider embracing GitHub pull requests? The recent presentation on “From Mailing Lists to Pull Requests: Lessons from Nginx’s Journey” offered some fascinating insights, drawing on the experience of the Nginx project. Let’s dive into what we learned! ...

Presenters Peter Eisentraut Source PGConf.dev 2025 🚀 Level Up PostgreSQL: Embracing the Future of C 🛠️ Hey everyone! Let’s dive into a fascinating exploration of how PostgreSQL can benefit from embracing newer C language standards. This isn’s just about fancy new syntax; it’s about making our codebase safer, more readable, and ultimately, more robust. The presentation outlined a roadmap for modernizing PostgreSQL’s C language baseline, and we’re going to break down the key takeaways. ...