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Talking Postgres with Claire Giordano

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Postgresql
Postgres
Open Source
Mentorship
Community Values
Database Design
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft
Open Source Development
Postgres Committer
Open Source Leadership
Postgres Weekly
AIO
Community Involvement
Libjpeg
SQL Queries
Rails
Azure
Nordic PG Day
Python

Talking Postgres is a podcast for developers who love Postgres. Guests join Claire Giordano each month to discuss the human side of PostgreSQL, databases, and open source. With amazing guests such as Boriss Mejías, Melanie Plageman, Tom Lane, Simon Willison, Robert Haas, and Andres Freund, Talking Postgres is guaranteed to get you thinking. Recorded live on Discord by the Postgres team at Microsof... more

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What do guitar busking, geospatial queries, and agentic coding have to do with Postgres? In Episode 33 of Talking Postgres, principal engineer Rob Emanuele at Microsoft shares his winding path from Venice Beach to building a new VS Code extension for... more

What do chess clocks, jazz, and Postgres replication have in common? In Episode 32 of Talking Postgres, solution architect Boriss Mejías shares how the idea of “interconnectedness”—inspired by Douglas Adams—can help you untangle complex Postgres ques... more

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Six years, a prototype, and a brief multi-layered descent into “wronger and wronger” design—what does it take to land a major architectural change in Postgres? In Episode 31 of Talking Postgres, Andres Freund—major contributor, Postgres committer, an... more

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Why do Postgres developers, contributors, and users do what they do? In each episode of Talking Postgres, Claire Giordano talks to people from across the Postgres ecosystem—how they got started, what they’ve learned, and what they’re still figuring o... more

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Recent Guests

Boriss Mejías
Holistic system software engineer at EDB
EDB
Episode: The Fundamental Interconnectedness of All Things with Boriss Mejías
Shireesh Thota
CVP for all the Azure databases at Microsoft, responsible for engineering and product management.
Microsoft
Episode: How I got started leading database teams with Shireesh Thota
Peter Farkas
Co-founder and CEO of FerretDB, open source MongoDB alternative
FerretDB
Episode: How I got started with FerretDB (& why we chose Postgres) with Peter Farkas
Dawn Wages
Chair of the Python Software Foundation and Director of Community and Developer Relations at Anaconda.
Anaconda
Episode: Why Python developers just use Postgres with Dawn Wages
Robert Haas
Chief Architect and VP of Database Servers at EnterpriseDB, major contributor to PostgreSQL.
EnterpriseDB
Episode: Why mentor Postgres developers with Robert Haas
Daniel Gustafsson
Postgres major contributor and committer, co-founder of the Nordic PG Day event
Microsoft
Episode: How I got started as a developer & in Postgres with Daniel Gustafsson
Affan Dar
Vice President of Postgres Engineering at Microsoft
Microsoft
Episode: Leading engineering for Postgres on Azure with Affan Dar
Andrew Atkinson
Software developer and author of High Performance Postgres for Rails
Refined Pages
Episode: Helping Rails developers learn Postgres with Andrew Atkinson
Tom Lane
Postgres committer and major contributor, also known for his work with libJPEG.
Crunchy Data
Episode: How I got started as a developer (& in Postgres) with Tom Lane

Host

Claire Giordano
Host of the podcast who explores the human side of PostgreSQL, databases, and open source. Engages with guests to share personal stories and insights about their experiences in the tech industry.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 15 ratings
  • A Niche Gem

    Path To Citus Con is the niche gem anyone involved with Postgres needs in their lives. Claire and Pino are engaging and knowledgeable hosts and their guests always have something great to share.

    Apple Podcasts
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    kjb0514
    United States2 years ago

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Listeners praise the engaging discussions and the diverse expert guests, highlighting the relevance and depth of the conversations around PostgreSQL and open-source software.
Many appreciate the focus on personal stories and community insights, making the technical content relatable and interesting.

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Talking Points

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What went wrong (& what went right) with AIO with Andres Freund
Q: How did you begin this AIO project in PostgreSQL?
Freund began the AIO project by prototyping it, learning from various attempts, and identifying technical problems.
What went wrong (& what went right) with AIO with Andres Freund
Q: So how did you even begin? Like how did you get started?
Freund started with minimal testing in the sense of trying to apply AIO in limited areas for performance assessment.
AI for data engineers with Simon Willison
Q: How do AI tools benefit engineering managers who may not code regularly?
These tools reduce the friction of building prototypes, allowing previously non-coding managers to quickly create useful tools and prototypes.
AI for data engineers with Simon Willison
Q: How can data engineers safely experiment with these AI tools?
By conducting experiments in a contained environment, like a Docker container, where the worst outcome is losing that environment without impacting other systems.
AI for data engineers with Simon Willison
Q: Can you share some use cases for AI tools that data engineers can utilize?
AI can automate structured data extraction, allowing users to input arbitrary text and receive organized data in return, reducing manual effort significantly.

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This podcast focuses on the intricate and human aspects of working with PostgreSQL, a widely used open-source database system. It brings together insightful discussions with various guests from the tech industry, delving into their experiences, challenges, and unique perspectives on software development and database management. Noteworthy themes include mentorship within the open-source community, personal narratives of contributors, and the relationship between PostgreSQL and other technologies, particularly in the context of cloud services and data engineering. Each episode aims to provide a deeper understanding of the PostgreSQL ecosystem, fostering a sense of community among developers interested in the platform.

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