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Open Source Contributions to Postgres: The Basics | POSETTE 2024

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Video of a conference talk about contributing to PostgreSQL presented by Elizabeth Christensen at POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2024. Postgres is the most advanced open-source database in the world and it's supported by a community, not a single company. So how does this work? How does code actually get into Postgres? I recently had a patch submitted and committed and I want to share what I learned in that process. I’ll give you an overview of Postgres versions and how the underlying project codebase functions. I’ll also show you the process for submitting a patch and getting that tested and committed. Elizabeth works with Postgres Crunchy Data and is on the board of the United States PostgreSQL Association (PgUS). Elizabeth enjoys writing about Postgres for newbies and teaching people about databases whenever she gets the chance. Elizabeth hails from Lawrence, Kansas and spends most of her free time pretending like she lives on a farm in the  …...more
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Open Source Contributions to Postgres: The Basics | POSETTE 2024
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Video of a conference talk about contributing to PostgreSQL presented by Elizabeth Christensen at POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2024. Postgres is the most advanced open-source database in the world and it's supported by a community, not a single company. So how does this work? How does code actually get into Postgres? I recently had a patch submitted and committed and I want to share what I learned in that process. I’ll give you an overview of Postgres versions and how the underlying project codebase functions. I’ll also show you the process for submitting a patch and getting that tested and committed. Elizabeth works with Postgres Crunchy Data and is on the board of the United States PostgreSQL Association (PgUS). Elizabeth enjoys writing about Postgres for newbies and teaching people about databases whenever she gets the chance. Elizabeth hails from Lawrence, Kansas and spends most of her free time pretending like she lives on a farm in the 1860s. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:19 - Why Elizabeth wanted to submit a patch 02:54 - The Postgres code base 05:23 - Key Postgres Code Teams 06:42 - Patch ideas 07:56 - Postgres Patch Process - Idea 08:22 - Building Postgres locally 10:49 - Postgres Patch Process - Testing 11:34 - Coding conventions 12:42 - Postgres Patch Process - Patch 15:07 - Postgres mailing lists 18:18 - Patch submission 20:09 - Patch review 22:58 - Getting a commit 24:22 - What happens next? 📕 Everything you need to know about POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2024 can be found at: https://aka.ms/posette ✅ Learn more: Watch more POSETTE talks: https://aka.ms/posette-playlist-2024 📌 Let’s connect: X – @PosetteConf https://x.com/PosetteConf Mastodon - @posetteconf https://mastodon.social/@posetteconf Threads – @posetteconf https://www.threads.net/@posetteconf 🔔 Subscribe to the POSETTE News: https://aka.ms/posette-subscribe #PosetteConf #PostgreSQL #database" Presenters: Elizabeth Christensen, Crunchy Data Connect: Elizabeth Christensen: https://fosstodon.org/@sqlliz,   / sqlliz  ,   / elizabeth-garrett-christensen  

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