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Database School20 years of hacking Postgres with Heikki Linnakangas (cofounder of Neon)In this episode of Database School, I talk with Heikki Linnakangas, co-founder of Neon and longtime PostgreSQL hacker, to talk about 20+ years in the Postgres community, the architecture behind Neon, and the future of multi-threaded Postgres. From paternity leave patches to branching production databases, we cover a lot of ground in this deep-dive conversation. Links: Let's make postgres multi-threaded: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/31cc6df9-53fe-3cd9-af5b-ac0d801163f4%40iki.fi Hacker News discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36284487 Follow Heikki: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heikki-linnakangas-6b58bb203/ Website: https://neon.tech...2025-05-062h 00
What the Dev?305: Why PostgreSQL became the database of choice for cloud native development (with Neon's Heikki Linnakangas)In this episode, Dave Rubinstein interviews Heikki Linnakangas, co-founder of Neon, a company that provides Postgres solutions. They discuss: The factors that have contributed to adoption of PostgreSQLWhy PostgreSQL has leapfrogged over MySQL in popularityWhat to expect in PostgreSQL 182025-04-2211 min
Hacking PostgresS3E2: Heikki Linnakangas, Cofounder NeonToday we take a deep dive into the world of PostgreSQL extensions, featuring our conversation with Heikki Linnakangas, co-founder of Neon, an expert Postgres hacker, and contributor to pgvector. Heikki shares the fascinating story of how Neon was born in 2021, driven by the vision of creating an open-source platform akin to Aurora Serverless. He delves into the early challenges and triumphs of building a fully remote startup during pandemic times, including the excitement of growing from a handful of employees to a bustling company with 600,000 databases under management.In this episode, we explore:...2024-11-1227 min
Talking Postgres with Claire GiordanoHow I got started as a developer (& in Postgres) with David RowleyEver wonder how driving a forklift at a cheese factory could lead to a career in databases? Postgres committer David Rowley joined Claire Giordano on this episode of the Talking Postgres podcast (formerly Path To Citus Con) to share his story about how he got started as a developer and in Postgres. Could an unexpected job lead to your dream career? Does speeding things up give you a buzz? How could an idea from a hike become a Postgres patch? And what is the importance of doing the research before you submit a proposal to the Postgres mailing list...2024-08-091h 29
The GeekNarratorTaking Postgres to the next level with NeonDeep Dive into Serverless Databases with Neon: Featuring Heikki Linnakangas
In this episode of the Geek Narrator podcast, host Kaivalya Apte is joined by Heikki Linnakangas, co-founder of Neon, to explore the innovative world of serverless databases. They discuss Neon's unique approach to separating compute and storage, the benefits of serverless architecture for modern applications, and dive into various compelling use cases. They also cover Neon's architectural features like branching, auto-scaling, and auto-suspend, making it a powerful tool for both developers and enterprises. Whether you're curious about multi-tenancy, fault tolerance, or developer productivity, this episode offers insightful knowledge about...2024-07-1950 min
Talking Postgres with Claire GiordanoPodcasting about Postgres with Pino de CandiaHave you ever eavesdropped on other people’s conversations? Former co-host Pino de Candia joins Claire Giordano on this episode of Talking Postgres (formerly Path To Citus Con) to share their experience on podcasting about Postgres. Is listening to a podcast the next best thing to being in the hallway track at a conference? Does it bring the community together? How beneficial has it been to have a parallel chat while recording live? What is the “sweet spot” for the number of guests to have per episode? Is structure important for a podcast? Also discussed: this podcast’s rename, a walk d...2024-07-121h 24
Oxide and FriendsDiscovering the XZ Backdoor with Andres FreundAndres Freund joined Bryan and Adam to talk about his discovery of the xz backdoor. It’s an incredible story… so great to get into the details with Andres. We started by ranting about the coverage in the New York Times… coverage that explicitly refused to dig into the details! It’s all the more shocking because the big story here is how Andres’ penchant for digging into the details is what saved us all from what would have been a pervasive and damaging attack!In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, we were joined by special gu...2024-04-101h 37
Talking Postgres with Claire GiordanoBecoming expert at using PostgreSQL with Chris EllisYou have to find what works for you and Chris Ellis has never been the kind of person that could go and sit in a library—for Chris, the most productive Postgres place is in a coffee shop. In this episode of the Path To Citus Con* podcast for developers who love Postgres, Chris Ellis joined Claire and Pino to chat about his path to becoming more (and more) expert at using PostgreSQL. Curiosity may have killed the cat but it’s taken Chris places, beginning as a 5 year old playing with QBASIC. Chris shared his journey to becoming a de...2024-04-051h 09
Koodia pinnan alla34. Joustavat relaatiotietokannatMiten PostgreSQL-tietokanta mukautetaan serverless-ympäristöjen käyttöön ja miten laskennan ja taltion erottaminen auttaa siinä? Heikki Linnakangas on vieraanamme kertomassa miten Neon on rakentanut relaatiotietokantaratkaisun, joka mahdollistaa muun muassa helppokäyttöiset datan haaraumat ja aikamatkustuksen.LinkkejäNeonNeon-tallennusjärjestelmä GithubissaPostgreSQLSivutusTransaction logCeph storage systemAmazon AuroraAmazon S3VierasHeikki Linnakangas Juontajat Markus Hjort: @mhjortYrjö Kari-Koskinen: @ykarikos ÄänityötTuomas Ahva: @tuomasahvaSeuraa podcastiaKotisivu: https://koodiapinnanalla.fi/Twitter: @KoodiPinnanAllaSähköposti: koodaillaan@koodiapinnanalla.fiAnna palautetta podcastistaPodcast on epäkaupallinen. Äänitöiden osalta yhteistyökumppanimme on Vuono Group. Katso myös Vuonon 2024-03-2343 min
Changelog InterviewsANTHOLOGY — The technical bitsThis week we’re taking you to the hallway track of All Things Open 2023 in Raleigh, NC. Today’s episode features: Heikki Linnakangas (Co-founder of Neon and Postgres hacker), Robert Aboukhalil (Bioinformatics software engineer) working on bringing desktop apps to the web with Wasm, and Scott Ford who loves taking a codebase from brown to green at Corgibytes.
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Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 12 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Neon – The fully managed serverless Postgres with a generous free tier. We separate storage and co...2023-12-151h 27Changelog Master FeedANTHOLOGY — The technical bits (Changelog Interviews #570)This week we’re taking you to the hallway track of All Things Open 2023 in Raleigh, NC. Today’s episode features: Heikki Linnakangas (Co-founder of Neon and Postgre hacker), Robert Aboukhalil (Bioinformatics software engineer) working on bringing desktop apps to the web with WASM, and Scott Ford who loves taking a codebase from brown to green at Corgibytes.
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Talking Postgres with Claire GiordanoHow I got started as a developer (& in Postgres) with Andres Freund & Heikki LinnakangasLots of stories of how folks got started as developers! Andres Freund and Heikki Linnakangas join Claire Giordano and Pino de Candia to explore more paths for getting into Postgres on Path To Citus Con*, the podcast for developers who love Postgres. How do you do development: with a cup of coffee, with music in the background, maybe at 3am? How do you approach mentoring other developers? Why did you stick with Postgres and make it a career? Lots of lively discussion about building not only code, but relationships in the community, in the open. Also, stories about Heikki’s...2023-10-131h 13