A retrospective on Microsoft SQL Server user requests from 10 years ago, checking which top-voted features were actually built.
Analysis of corporate contributions to the latest PostgreSQL 18 release, ranking companies by commits, code changes, and number of contributors.
A guide to debugging PostgreSQL errors using the backtrace_functions GUC to generate stack traces for non-crash errors.
A developer shares their 10-year journey from web development to specializing in database engineering, focusing on Postgres and distributed systems.
PostgreSQL 18 adds OLD/NEW support to RETURNING in DML queries, allowing explicit access to previous and new row values.
A senior developer advises a frontend developer on transitioning into database development, covering learning paths, career strategies, and internal role transfers.
Explains PostgreSQL's dollar quoting feature for handling string literals, including nested quoting and security considerations.
Explores the evolving role of the 'DevBA'—a database developer who incorporates DBA skills like performance tuning and using DMVs to build better systems.
