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Postgres FMpg_duckdbMichael and Nikolay are joined by Joe Sciarrino and Jelte Fennema-Nio to discuss pg_duckdb — what it is, how it started, what early users are using it for, and what they're working on next. Here are some links to things they mentioned:Joe Sciarrino https://postgres.fm/people/joe-sciarrinoJelte Fennema-Nio https://postgres.fm/people/jelte-fennema-niopg_duckdb https://github.com/duckdb/pg_duckdbHydra https://www.hydra.soMotherDuck https://motherduck.comThe problems and benefits of an elephant with a beak (lightning talk by Jelte) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogvbKE4fw9A&list=PLF36ND7b_WU4QL6...
2025-01-0340 min
Hacking PostgresS2E5: Jelte Fennema-Nio, Principal Software Engineer, MicrosoftAlongside his peers studying Systems Network Engineering, Jelte Fennema-Nio unearthed a security vulnerability within the framework of Postgres. Since then, Jelte joined the world of cybersecurity and network engineering. He is currently Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft working on Citus/ Postgres/ PgBouncer. In this episode we explore:Forking and the impact of commercial entities on the core project The challenges of connection poolingThe suitability of Citus for scalabilityThe intricacies of configuring PgBouncerPaying attention to community needs and modernizing contribution methodsLinks mentioned:Jelte on XJelte on LinkedIn
2024-05-0231 min
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
Talking Postgres with Claire GiordanoMy Journey into Performance Benchmarking with Jelte Fennema-Nio & Marco SlotNo one likes benchmarking. But it can be one of the highest impact things you do. Jelte Fennema-Nio and Marco Slot joined Claire Giordano and Pino de Candia on this episode of Path To Citus Con* podcast for developers who love Postgres—to discuss their journeys into performance benchmarking. And how it can change the course of your career. Do you need to find bottlenecks in your Postgres? Do you want to build skills with database benchmarks? There are many lovely benchmarking tools in the Postgres world: HammerDB, pgbench, YCSB, BenchBase, perf, & more. And in addition to running benchmarks th...
2024-01-121h 13