In this episode, Denis Magda, author of Just Use Postgres, joins JD to talk about how PostgreSQL is often misunderstood. Many developers still approach Postgres as a traditional relational database, even though it has evolved far beyond that.
Denis shares how he personally rediscovered Postgres while exploring its modern capabilities, from native JSON support and full-text search to extensions for time-series and vector workloads. For many teams, these features are already available, but rarely used.
The idea behind “Just Use Postgres” is not about forcing a single solution. It’s a practical reminder: before introducing another database into your architecture, take a closer look at what Postgres can already handle.
Denis Magda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmagda/Just Use Postgres!: https://www.manning.com/books/just-use-postgres
