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Paul Copplestone is the CEO of Supabase, the Postgres development platform. He talks about the discipline needed to cross the enterprise chasm without isolating your original community. This episode is brought to you by WorkOS. If you're thinking about selling to enterprise customers, WorkOS can help you add enterprise features like Single Sign On and audit logs. Links:- Paul's LinkedIn - Paul's X - Paul's website- Supabase - Enterprise Sales vs Product-led Growth - Friction logs - Ant Wilson - Multigres: Vitess for Postgres
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Sam Lambert, the CEO of PlanetScale, joins Dax for a candid discussion about the remarkable journey of launching the Postgres product and scaling the company's success. Discover how PlanetScale is on track to achieve a million dollars in ARR for their Postgres product, delve into the technical nuances of their groundbreaking infrastructure, and learn why PlanetScale is considered a reliable alternative to Amazon Aurora for large-scale database solutions. Sam shares his experiences and insights on navigating startup challenges, maintaining focus amidst tempting opportunities, and fostering a culture that thrives on innovation and reliability. Links:Announcing PlanetScale for Postgres – PlanetScaleThe principles of extreme fault tolerance – PlanetScaleSam Lambert (@isamlambert) / XDeath wrestling with ogresWhopKickCursor - The AI Code EditorConvex | The reactive database for app developersFigmaSponsor: Terminal now offers a monthly box called Cron.Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord. Or send us an email at sliceoffalittlepieceofbacon@tomorrow.fm.Topics:(00:30) - Airline travel advice with a baby (02:32) - What was it like launching PlanetScale for Postgres? (08:00) - What was reused and what was new? (12:08) - Is the sharding from scratch? (17:27) - Is PlanetScale the main alternative to Aurora? (19:33) - Is there a link between Postgres and AI companies? (24:57) - What is your goal for PlanetScale? (27:13) - The joy of seeing other products running on your platform (30:00) - Is vibe coding worth paying attention on a services side? (45:39) - The regret of not enjoying what we get to do (49:09) - Intertwinning making money with running a business (53:24) - Playing the long game and avoiding temptations (58:49) - Remembering the era of database experimentation ★ Support this podcast ★
Today, Sam Lambert from Planetscale is back for a third time. Planetscale just announced Planetscale Postgres, so we had to get Sam back to tell us how and why they decided to add support for Postgres. It's always great to have Sam on -- he brings great stories about real customers and honest insight about the state of the database industry. In this episode, we talk about the road to Postgres and how operational excellence is the only true advantage in database providers. Sam walks us through the current Planetscale Postgres offering, along with details on Nova, a new sharded Postgres project that Planetscale is working on. Along the way, we get updates on Planetscale Metal, how demand has been for Planetscale Postgres, and future plans for Planetscale.
Nikolay and Michael are joined by Sugu Sougoumarane to discuss Multigres — a project he's joined Supabase to lead, building an adaptation of Vitess for Postgres! Here are some links to things they mentioned:Sugu Sougoumarane https://postgres.fm/people/sugu-sougoumaraneSupabase https://supabase.comAnnouncing Multigres https://supabase.com/blog/multigres-vitess-for-postgresVitess https://github.com/vitessio/vitessSPQR https://github.com/pg-sharding/spqrCitus https://github.com/citusdata/citusPgDog https://github.com/pgdogdev/pgdogMyths and Truths about Synchronous Replication in PostgreSQL (talk by Alexander Kukushkin) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFn9qRGzTMcConsensus algorithms at scale (8 part series by Sugu) https://planetscale.com/blog/consensus-algorithms-at-scale-part-1A More Flexible Paxos (blog post by Sugu) https://www.sougou.io/a-more-flexible-paxoslibpg_query https://github.com/pganalyze/libpg_queryPL/Proxy https://github.com/plproxy/plproxyPlanetScale Postgres Benchmarking https://planetscale.com/blog/benchmarking-postgresMultiXact member exhaustion incidents (blog post by Cosmo Wolfe / Metronome) https://metronome.com/blog/root-cause-analysis-postgresql-multixact-member-exhaustion-incidents-may-2025~~~What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!~~~Postgres FM is produced by:Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustardNikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiWith special thanks to:Jessie Draws for the elephant artwork
From dreaming of driving a bus to leading database engineering at Microsoft. In Episode 29 of Talking Postgres with Claire Giordano, Shireesh Thota traces his path to becoming CVP of Azure databases—rooted in a love of math, early BASIC programming, and a certainty that he'd become an engineer. We dig into the shift from engineer to manager (if only people came with documentation); why it's so important for Microsoft to contribute to the PostgreSQL open source project—not just consume it; and whether Shireesh has a favorite database (hint: it better be Postgres.)Links mentioned in this episode:Blog post excerpt: Why we have a Postgres open source contributor team at MicrosoftPodcast episode: Leading engineering for Postgres on Azure with Affan DarVS Code Marketplace: New VS Code extension for PostgreSQLPOSETTE 2025 talk: Introducing Microsoft's VS Code extension for Postgres by Matt McFarlandLinkedIn post: PGConf.dev 2025 talk on “The trouble with extensions” by Marco SlotPodcast episode: How I got started as a developer (& in Postgres) with David RowleyBook: Who Moved My CheeseCal invite: LIVE recording of Ep30 of Talking Postgres to happen on Wed Aug 6, 2025
Reliable software shouldn't be an accident, but for most developers it is. Jeremy Edberg, CEO of DBOS and the guy who scaled Reddit and Netflix, joins Corey Quinn to talk about his wild idea of saving your entire app into a database so it can never really break. They chat about Jeremy's "build for three" rule, a plan for scale without going crazy, why he set Reddit's servers to Arizona time to dodge daylight saving time, and how DBOS makes your app as tough as your data. Plus, Jeremy shares his brutally honest take on distributed systems cargo cult, autonomous AI testing, and why making it easy for customers to leave actually keeps them around.Public Bio: Jeremy is an angel investor and advisor for various incubators and startups, and the CEO of DBOS. He was the founding Reliability Engineer for Netflix and before that he ran ops for reddit as its first engineering hire. Jeremy also tech-edited the highly acclaimed AWS for Dummies, and he is one of the six original AWS Heroes. He is a noted speaker in serverless computing, distributed computing, availability, rapid scaling, and cloud computing, and holds a Cognitive Science degree from UC Berkeley.Show Highlights(02:08) - What DBOS actually does(04:08) - "Everything as a database" philosophy and why it works(08:26) - "95% of people will never outgrow one Postgres machine"(10:13) - Jeremy's Arizona time zone hack at Reddit (and whether it still exists)(11:22) - "Build for three" philosophy without over-engineering(17:16) - Extracting data from mainframes older than the founders(19:00) - Autonomous testing with AI trained on your app's history(20:07) - The hardest part of dev tools(22:00) - Corey's brutal pricing page audit methodology(27:15) - Why making it easy to leave keeps customers around(34:11) - Learn more about DBOSLinksDBOS website: https://dbos.devDBOS documentation: https://docs.dbos.devDBOS GitHub: https://github.com/dbos-incDBOS Discord community: https://discord.gg/fMqo9kDJeremy Edberg on Twitter: https://x.com/jedberg?lang=enAWS Heroes program: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes/
Justin Searls describes the "full-breadth developer" and why they'll win because AI, Cloudflare comes up with a way publishers can charge crawlers for access, Hugo Bowne-Anderson explains why building AI agents fails so often, the Job Worth Calculator tells you if your job is worth the grind, and Sam Lambert announces PlanetScale for Postgres.
Justin Searls describes the "full-breadth developer" and why they'll win because AI, Cloudflare comes up with a way publishers can charge crawlers for access, Hugo Bowne-Anderson explains why building AI agents fails so often, the Job Worth Calculator tells you if your job is worth the grind, and Sam Lambert announces PlanetScale for Postgres.
Justin Searls describes the "full-breadth developer" and why they'll win because AI, Cloudflare comes up with a way publishers can charge crawlers for access, Hugo Bowne-Anderson explains why building AI agents fails so often, the Job Worth Calculator tells you if your job is worth the grind, and Sam Lambert announces PlanetScale for Postgres.
In this repeat episode, Nikolas Burk, DevRel at Prisma, talks about Prisma Postgres, its unikernel architecture, and its seamless integration with cloud infrastructure. Discover how Prisma Postgres is revolutionizing database management with features like cold start elimination, real-time event handling and advanced caching strategies! Links X: https://x.com/nikolasburk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolas-burk-1bbb7b8a Github: https://github.com/nikolasburk Resources Prisma Postgres®: Building a Modern PostgreSQL Service Using Unikernels & MicroVMs: https://www.prisma.io/blog/announcing-prisma-postgres-early-access We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Em, at emily.kochanek@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanek@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we'll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Nikolas Burk.
Sugu Sougoumarane, co-creator of Vitess and co-founder of PlanetScale, joins me to talk about his time scaling YouTube's database infrastructure, building Vitess, and his latest project bringing sharding to Postgres with Multigres.This was a fun conversation with technical deep-dives, lessons from building distributed systems, and why he's joining Supabase to tackle this next big challenge.Sugu's Vitess videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yOjF7qhmyY&list=PLA9CMdLbfL5zHg3oapO0HvtPfVx6_iJy6The big announcement:https://supabase.com/blog/multigres-vitess-for-postgresDatabase School:https://databaseschool.comFollow Sugu:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ssougouLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sougouFollow Aaron:Twitter: https://twitter.com/aarondfrancisLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarondfrancisWebsite: https://aaronfrancis.com - find articles, podcasts, courses, and more.Chapters:00:00 - Intro1:38 - The birth of Vitess at YouTube3:19 - The spreadsheet that started it all6:17 - Intelligent query parsing and connection pooling9:46 - Preventing outages with query limits13:42 - Growing Vitess beyond a connection pooler16:01 - Choosing Go for Vitess20:00 - The life of a query in Vitess23:12 - How sharding worked at YouTube26:03 - Hiding the keyspace ID from applications33:02 - How Vitess evolved to hide complexity36:05 - Founding PlanetScale & maintaining Vitess solo39:22 - Sabbatical, rediscovering empathy, and volunteering42:08 - The itch to bring Vitess to Postgres44:50 - Why Multigres focuses on compatibility and usability49:00 - The Postgres codebase vs. MySQL codebase52:06 - Joining Supabase & building the Multigres team54:20 - Starting Multigres from scratch with lessons from Vitess57:02 - MVP goals for Multigres1:01:02 - Integration with Supabase & database branching1:05:21 - Sugu's dream for Multigres1:09:05 - Small teams, hiring, and open positions1:11:07 - Community response to Multigres announcement1:12:31 - Where to find Sugu
News includes the first CVE released under EEF's new CNA program for an Erlang zip traversal vulnerability, Phoenix MacroComponents being delayed for greater potential, Supabase announcing Multigres - a Vitess-like proxy for scaling Postgres to petabyte scale, a surge of new MCP server implementations for Phoenix and Plug including Phantom, HermesMCP, ExMCP, Vancouver, and Excom, a fun blog post revealing that Erlang was the only language that didn't crash under extreme load testing against 6 other languages, LiveDebugger v0.3.0 being teased with Firefox extension support and enhanced debugging capabilities, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/258 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/258) Elixir Community News https://www.honeybadger.io/ (https://www.honeybadger.io/utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=podcast) – Honeybadger.io is sponsoring today's show! Keep your apps healthy and your customers happy with Honeybadger! It's free to get started, and setup takes less than five minutes. https://cna.erlef.org/cves/cve-2025-4748.html (https://cna.erlef.org/cves/cve-2025-4748.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New CVE for Erlang regarding zip traversal - 4.8 severity (medium) with workaround available or update to latest patched OTP versions First CVE released under the EEF's new CNA (CVE Numbering Authority) program - a successful process milestone https://bsky.app/profile/steffend.me/post/3lrlhd5etkc2p (https://bsky.app/profile/steffend.me/post/3lrlhd5etkc2p?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Phoenix MacroComponents is being delayed in search of greater potential https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/pull/3846 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/pull/3846?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Draft PR for Phoenix MacroComponents development https://x.com/supabase/status/1933627932972376097 (https://x.com/supabase/status/1933627932972376097?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Supabase announcement of Multigres project https://supabase.com/blog/multigres-vitess-for-postgres (https://supabase.com/blog/multigres-vitess-for-postgres?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Multigres - Vitess for Postgres, announcement of a new proxy for scaling Postgres databases to petabyte scale https://github.com/multigres/multigres (https://github.com/multigres/multigres?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Multigres GitHub repository Sugu, co-creator of Vitess, has joined Supabase to build Multigres https://hex.pm/packages/phantom_mcp (https://hex.pm/packages/phantom_mcp?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Phantom MCP server - comprehensive implementation supporting Streamable HTTP with Phoenix/Plug integration https://hex.pm/packages/hermes_mcp (https://hex.pm/packages/hermes_mcp?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – HermesMCP - comprehensive MCP server with client, stdio and Plug adapters https://hex.pm/packages/ex_mcp (https://hex.pm/packages/ex_mcp?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ExMCP - comprehensive MCP implementation with client, server, stdio and Plug adapters, uses Horde for distribution https://hex.pm/packages/vancouver (https://hex.pm/packages/vancouver?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Vancouver MCP server - simple implementation supporting only tools https://hex.pm/packages/excom (https://hex.pm/packages/excom?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Excom MCP server - simple implementation supporting only tools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dzZ44-xVds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dzZ44-xVds?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – AshAI video demo showing incredible introspection capabilities for MCP frameworks https://freedium.cfd/https:/medium.com/@codeperfect/we-tested-7-languages-under-extreme-load-and-only-one-didnt-crash-it-wasn-t-what-we-expected-67f84c79dc34 (https://freedium.cfd/https:/medium.com/@codeperfect/we-tested-7-languages-under-extreme-load-and-only-one-didnt-crash-it-wasn-t-what-we-expected-67f84c79dc34?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Blog post comparing 7 languages under extreme load - Erlang was the only one that didn't crash https://github.com/software-mansion/live-debugger (https://github.com/software-mansion/live-debugger?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveDebugger v0.3.0 release being teased with new features https://bsky.app/profile/membrane-swmansion.bsky.social/post/3lrb4kpmmw227 (https://bsky.app/profile/membrane-swmansion.bsky.social/post/3lrb4kpmmw227?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Software Mansion preview of LiveDebugger v0.3.0 features including Firefox extension and enhanced debugging capabilities https://smartlogic.io/podcast/elixir-wizards/s14-e03-langchain-llm-integration-elixir/ (https://smartlogic.io/podcast/elixir-wizards/s14-e03-langchain-llm-integration-elixir/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Elixir Wizards podcast episode featuring discussion with Mark Ericksen on the Elixir LangChain project for LLM integration Do you have some Elixir news to share? 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Nikolay and Michael are joined by Gwen Shapira to discuss multi-tenant architectures — the high level options, the pros and cons of each, and how they're trying to help with Nile. Here are some links to things they mentioned:Gwen Shapira https://postgres.fm/people/gwen-shapiraNile https://www.thenile.devSaaS Tenant Isolation Strategies (AWS whitepaper) https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/saas-tenant-isolation-strategies/saas-tenant-isolation-strategies.html Row Level Security https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/ddl-rowsecurity.htmlCitus https://github.com/citusdata/citusPostgres.AI Bot https://postgres.ai/blog/20240127-postgres-ai-bot RLS Performance and Best Practices https://supabase.com/docs/guides/troubleshooting/rls-performance-and-best-practices-Z5JjwvCase Gwen mentioned about the planner thinking an optimisation was unsafe Re-engineering Postgres for Millions of Tenants (Gwen's recent talk at PGConf.dev) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfAStGb4s88 Multi-tenant database the good, the bad, the ugly (talk by Pierre Ducroquet at PgDay Paris) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uxuPfSvTGU ~~~What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!~~~Postgres FM is produced by:Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustardNikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiWith special thanks to:Jessie Draws for the elephant artwork
What drives someone to publish 600+ issues of a Postgres newsletter for over a decade? In Episode 28 of Talking Postgres with Claire Giordano, Peter Cooper—creator of Postgres Weekly—shares how his days of rustic programming and QBASIC fanzines on Usenet led to a newsletter empire that now reaches nearly half a million developers each week. We dig into the BBC's "big tent" editorial influence, an accidental business model that just worked, and the perils of "temporary" hacks. Plus: spam filters, a Photoshop addiction, and one very cheesy story (dairy-free).Links mentioned in this episode:Newsletter: Postgres WeeklyCooperpress: List of newslettersNewsletter: Latest issue of Postgres Weekly on Jun 19, 2025Newsletter: Postgres Weekly issue with horrible graphicNewsletter: Very first issue of Postgres Weekly on Mar 13, 2013Newsletter: Ruby Weekly, the first Cooperpress newsletterBook: Beginning Ruby Third Edition, by Peter CooperPodcast episode: How I got started as a developer (& in Postgres) with David RowleyFeed reader: FeedbinGitHub repo: feedbin/feedbinFeed reader: FeederEmail testing software: LitmusGitHub repo: MGML markup language for emailPaper: The Design of PostgresGitHub repo: PGRX for building Postgres extensions in RustPodcast news: Podnews.net for daily briefings about podcastsWikipedia page: BBC MicroWikipedia page: ZX SpectrumCal invite: LIVE recording of Ep29 of Talking Postgres to happen on Wed Jul 9, 2025
Welcome back to SED News, a podcast series from Software Engineering Daily where hosts Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer break down the latest stories in software engineering, Silicon Valley, and wider tech world. In this episode, Gregor and Sean unpack what's going with Deel and Rippling, explore why Databricks and Snowflake are making big bets The post SED News: Corporate Spies, Postgres, and the Weird Life of Devs Right Now appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.
Welcome back to SED News, a podcast series from Software Engineering Daily where hosts Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer break down the latest stories in software engineering, Silicon Valley, and wider tech world. In this episode, Gregor and Sean unpack what's going with Deel and Rippling, explore why Databricks and Snowflake are making big bets The post SED News: Corporate Spies, Postgres, and the Weird Life of Devs Right Now appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.
Lukas Mathis tells us to stop uploading our data to Google, Robert Vitonsky wants web devs to not guess his language using his IP, Tom from GameTorch reminds us that software talent is gold right now, Austin Parker from Honeycomb describes how LLMs are upending the observability industry, and Vitess co-creator, Sugu Sougoumarane, joins Supabase to lead their Multigres effort to bring Vitess to Postgres.
Lukas Mathis tells us to stop uploading our data to Google, Robert Vitonsky wants web devs to not guess his language using his IP, Tom from GameTorch reminds us that software talent is gold right now, Austin Parker from Honeycomb describes how LLMs are upending the observability industry, and Vitess co-creator, Sugu Sougoumarane, joins Supabase to lead their Multigres effort to bring Vitess to Postgres.
Lukas Mathis tells us to stop uploading our data to Google, Robert Vitonsky wants web devs to not guess his language using his IP, Tom from GameTorch reminds us that software talent is gold right now, Austin Parker from Honeycomb describes how LLMs are upending the observability industry, and Vitess co-creator, Sugu Sougoumarane, joins Supabase to lead their Multigres effort to bring Vitess to Postgres.
Nikolay and Michael discuss looking at queries by mean time — when it makes sense, why ordering by a percentile (like p99) might be better, and the merits of approximating percentiles in pg_stat_statements using the standard deviation column. Here are some links to things they mentioned:Approximate the p99 of a query with pg_stat_statements (blog post by Michael) https://www.pgmustard.com/blog/approximate-the-p99-of-a-query-with-pgstatstatementspg_stat_statements https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/pgstatstatements.html Our episode about track_planning https://postgres.fm/episodes/pg-stat-statements-track-planning pg_stat_monitor https://github.com/percona/pg_stat_monitorstatement_timeout https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-client.html#GUC-STATEMENT-TIMEOUT~~~What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!~~~Postgres FM is produced by:Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustardNikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiWith credit to:Jessie Draws for the elephant artwork
In today's episode, I talk to Adam Hendel, the founding engineer of Tembo, about their project, PGMQ, and how it came to be. We discuss the design decisions behind job queues, interfacing from Rust to Postgres, and the engineering decisions that went into building the extension.
In this episode, Lois Houston and Nikita Abraham dive into key components of Oracle GoldenGate 23ai with expert insights from Nick Wagner, Senior Director of Product Management. They break down the Distribution Service, explaining how it moves trail files between environments, replaces the classic extract pump, and ensures secure data transfer. Nick also introduces Target Initiated Paths, a method for connecting less secure environments to more secure ones, and discusses how the Receiver Service simplifies monitoring and management. The episode wraps up with a look into Initial Load, covering different methods for syncing source and target databases without downtime. Oracle GoldenGate 23ai: Fundamentals: https://mylearn.oracle.com/ou/course/oracle-goldengate-23ai-fundamentals/145884/237273 Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ X: https://x.com/Oracle_Edu Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, Kris-Ann Nansen, Radhika Banka, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Episode Transcript: 00:00 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started! 00:25 Nikita: Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast! I'm Nikita Abraham, Team Lead of Editorial Services with Oracle University, and with me is Lois Houston, Director of Innovation Programs. Lois: Hey there! Last week, we spoke about the Extract process and today we're going to spend time discussing the Distribution Path, Target Initiated Path, Receiver Server, and Initial Load. These are all critical components of the GoldenGate architecture, and understanding how they work together is essential for successful data replication. 00:58 Nikita: To help us navigate these topics, we've got Nick Wagner joining us again. Nick is a Senior Director of Product Management for Oracle GoldenGate. Hi Nick! Thanks for being with us today. To kick things off, can you tell us what the distribution service is and how it works? Nick: A distribution path is used when we need to send trail files between two different GoldenGate environments. The distribution service replaces the extract pump that was used in GoldenGate classic architecture. And so the distribution service will send the trail files as they're being created to that receiver service and it will write the trail files over on the target system. The distribution service works in a kind of a streaming fashion, so it's constantly pulling the trail files that the extract is creating to see if there's any new data. As soon as it sees new data, it'll packet it up and send it across the network to the receiver service. It can use a couple of different methods to do this. The most secure and recommended method is using a WebSocket secure connection or WSS. If you're going between a microservices and a classic architecture, you can actually tell the distribution service to send it using the classic architecture method. In that case, it's the OGG option when you're configuring the distribution service. There's also some unsecured methods that would send the trail files in plain text. The receiver service is then responsible for taking that data and rewriting it into the trail file on the target site. 02:23 Lois: Nick, what are some of the key features and responsibilities of the distribution service? Nick: It's responsible for command deployment. So any time that you're going to actually make a command to the distribution service, it gets handled there directly. It can handle multiple commands concurrently. It's going to dispatch trail files to one or more receiver servers so you can actually have a single distribution path, send trail files to multiple targets. It can provide some lightweight filtering so you can decide which tables get sent to the target system. And it also is integrated in with our data streams, our pub and subscribe model that we've added in GoldenGate 23ai. 03:01 Lois: Interesting. And are there any protocols to remember when using the distribution service? Nick: We always recommend a secure WebSocket. You also have proxy support for use within cloud environments. And then if you're going to a classic architecture GoldenGate, you would use the Oracle GoldenGate protocol. So in order to communicate with the distribution service and send it commands, you can communicate directly from any web browser, client software-- installation is not required-- or you can also do it through the admin client if necessary, but you can do it directly through browsers. 03:33 Nikita: Ok, let's move on to the target initiated path. Nick, what is it and what does it do essentially? Nick: This is used when you're communicating from a less secure environment to a more secure environment. Often, this requires going through some sort of DMZ. In these situations, a connection cannot be established from the less secure environment into the more secure environment. It actually needs to be established from the more secure environment out. And so if we need to replicate data into a more secure environment, we need to actually have the target GoldenGate environment initiate that connection so that it can be established. And that's what a target-initiated path does. 04:12 Lois: And how do you set it up? Nick: It's pretty straightforward to set up. You actually don't even need to worry about it on the source side. You actually set it up and configure it from the target. The receiver service is responsible for receiving the trail file data and writing it to the local trail file. In this situation, we have a target-initiated path created. And so that receiver service is going to write the trail files locally and the replicat is going to apply that data into that target system. 04:37 Nikita: I also want to ask you about the Receiver service. What is it really? Nick: Receiver service is pretty straightforward. It's a centrally controlled service. It allows you to view the status of your distribution path and replaces target side collectors that were available in the classic architecture of GoldenGate. You can also get statistics about the receiver service directly from the web UI. You can get detailed information about these paths by going into the receiver service and identifying information like network details, transfer protocols, how many bytes it's received, how many bytes it's sent out. If you need to issue commands from the admin client to the receiver service, you can use the info command to get details about it. Info all will tell you everything that's running. And you can see that your receiver service is up and running. 05:28 Are you working towards an Oracle Certification this year? Join us at one of our certification prep live events in the Oracle University Learning Community. Get insider tips from seasoned experts and learn from others who have already taken their certifications. Go to community.oracle.com/ou to jump-start your journey towards certification today! 05:53 Nikita: Welcome back. In the last section of today's episode, we'll cover what Initial Load is. Nick, can you break down the basics for us? Nick: So, the initial load is really used when you need to synchronize the source and target systems. Because GoldenGate is designed for 24/7 environments, we need to be able to do that initial load without taking downtime on the source. And so all the methods that we talk about do not require any downtime for that source database. 06:18 Lois: How do you do the initial load? Nick: So there's a couple of different ways to do the initial load. And it really depends on what your topology is. If I'm doing like-to-like replication in a homogeneous environment, we'll say Oracle-to-Oracle, the best options are to use something that's integrated with GoldenGate, some sort of precise instantiation method that does not require HandleCollisions. That's something like a database backup and restoring it to a specific SDN or CSN value using a Database Snapshot. Or in some cases, we can use Oracle Data Pump integration with GoldenGate. There are some less precise instantiation options, which do require HandleCollisions. We also have dissimilar initial load methods. And this is typically when you're going between heterogeneous environments. When my source and target databases don't match and there isn't any kind of fast unload or fast load utility that I could use between those two databases. In almost all cases, this does require HandleCollisions to be used. 07:16 Nikita: Got it. So, with so many options available, are there any advantages to using GoldenGate's own initial load method? Nick: While some databases do have very good fast load and unload utilities, there are some advantages to using GoldenGate's own initial load method. One, it supports heterogeneous replication environments. So if I'm going from Postgres to Oracle, it'll do all the data type transformation, character set transformation for me. It doesn't require any downtime, if certain conditions are met. It actually performs transformation as the data is loaded, too, as well as filtering. And so any transformation that you would be doing in your normal transaction log replication or CDC replication can also go through the same transformation for the initial load process. GoldenGate's initial load process does read directly from the source tables. And it fetches the data in arrays. It also uses parallel processing to speed up the replication. It does also handle activity on the source tables during the initial load process, so you do not need to worry about quiescing that source database. And a lot of the initial load methods directly built into GoldenGate support distributed application analytics targets, including things like Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery. 08:28 Lois: And what about its limitations? Or to put it differently, when should users consider using different methods? Nick: So the first thing to consider is system proximity. We want to make sure that the two systems we're working with are close together. Or if not, how are we going to send the data across? One thing to keep in mind, when we do the initial load, the source database is not quiesced. So if it takes an hour to do the initial load or 10 hours, it really doesn't matter to GoldenGate. So that's something to keep in mind. Even though we talk about performance of this, the performance really isn't as critical as one might suspect. So the important thing about data system proximity is the proximity to the extract and replicat processes that are going to be pulling the data out and pushing it across. And then how much data is generated? Are we talking about a database that's just a couple of gigabytes? Or are we talking about a database that's hundreds of terabytes? Do we want to consider outage time? Would it be faster to take a little bit of outage and use some other method to move the data across? What kind of outage or downtime windows do we have for these environments? And then another consideration is disk space. As we're pulling the data out of that source database, we need to have somewhere to store it. And if we don't have enough disk space, we need to run to temporary space or to use multiple external drives to be able to support it. So these are all different considerations. 09:50 Nikita: I think we can wind up our episode with that. Thanks, Nick, for giving us your insights. Lois: If you'd like to learn more about the topics we covered today, head over to mylearn.oracle.com and check out the Oracle GoldenGate 23ai: Fundamentals course. Nikita: In our next episode, Nick will take us through the Replicat process. Until then, this is Nikita Abraham… Lois: And, Lois Houston signing off! 10:14 That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please click Subscribe to get all the latest episodes. 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Nikolay and Michael discuss logging in Postgres — mostly what to log, and why changing quite a few settings can pay off big time in the long term. Here are some links to things they mentioned:What to log https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-logging.html#RUNTIME-CONFIG-LOGGING-WHATOur episode about Auditing https://postgres.fm/episodes/auditing Our episode on auto_explain https://postgres.fm/episodes/auto_explain Here are the parameters they mentioned changing:log_checkpointslog_autovacuum_min_duration log_statementlog_connections and log_disconnectionslog_lock_waitslog_temp_fileslog_min_duration_statement log_min_duration_sample and log_statement_sample_rate And finally, some very useful tools they meant to mention but forgot to! https://pgpedia.infohttps://postgresqlco.nfhttps://why-upgrade.depesz.com/show?from=16.9&to=17.5 ~~~What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!~~~Postgres FM is produced by:Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustardNikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiWith credit to:Jessie Draws for the elephant artwork
News includes the major OTP 28 release with priority messages functionality, ElixirConf EU 2025 videos starting to appear including Chris McCord's keynote on his new phoenix.new service and James Arthur's introduction of Phoenix Sync for real-time database synchronization, the EEF board election results and their new role as a CVE Numbering Authority for the Hex ecosystem, upcoming co-located hooks and macro components in LiveView, updates to the Elixir Lua package and MDEx with its new Markdown sigil, a new convention for AI-friendly usage_rules.md files in hex packages, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/255 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/255) Elixir Community News https://www.honeybadger.io/ (https://www.honeybadger.io/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=podcast) – Honeybadger.io is sponsoring today's show! Keep your apps healthy and your customers happy with Honeybadger! It's free to get started, and setup takes less than five minutes. https://www.erlang.org/news/180 (https://www.erlang.org/news/180?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – OTP 28 release announcement with new priority messages functionality and SBOM support https://www.erlang.org/eeps/eep-0076 (https://www.erlang.org/eeps/eep-0076?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – EEP 76 specification for priority messages in OTP 28 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvL2NEhYV4Zu421KzHuLICUqieJXI2o_Z (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvL2NEhYV4Zu421KzHuLICUqieJXI2o_Z?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirConf EU 2025 YouTube playlist with conference videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojLVHc4gLk&list=PLvL2NEhYV4Zu421KzHuLICUqieJXI2oZ&index=3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojL_VHc4gLk&list=PLvL2NEhYV4Zu421KzHuLICUqieJXI2o_Z&index=3?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Chris McCord's keynote "Code Generators are Dead. Long Live Code Generators" https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1923417060593356889 (https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1923417060593356889?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Chris McCord's announcement about phoenix.new paid service https://phoenix.new/ (https://phoenix.new/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Chris McCord's new phoenix.new paid service at Fly.io https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IWShnVuRCg&list=PLvL2NEhYV4Zu421KzHuLICUqieJXI2o_Z&index=2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IWShnVuRCg&list=PLvL2NEhYV4Zu421KzHuLICUqieJXI2o_Z&index=2?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – James Arthur's keynote "Introducing Phoenix Sync" from ElixirConf EU https://github.com/electric-sql/phoenix_sync/ (https://github.com/electric-sql/phoenix_sync/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Phoenix Sync GitHub repository for real-time sync to Postgres-backed Phoenix apps https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_sync/readme.html (https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_sync/readme.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Phoenix Sync documentation on HexDocs https://github.com/josevalim/sync (https://github.com/josevalim/sync?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim's sync project that inspired Phoenix Sync https://erlef.org/blog/eef/election-2025-results (https://erlef.org/blog/eef/election-2025-results?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – EEF board election results for Cohort C https://x.com/TheErlef/status/1924531926008004633 (https://x.com/TheErlef/status/1924531926008004633?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – EEF Twitter announcement of election results https://erlef.org/blog/eef/election-2025-candidates (https://erlef.org/blog/eef/election-2025-candidates?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Information about the EEF election candidates https://erlef.org/blog/security/eef-cna-announcement (https://erlef.org/blog/security/eef-cna-announcement?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – EEF becomes CVE Numbering Authority for Hex and BEAM ecosystem https://github.com/erlef-cna (https://github.com/erlef-cna?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – EEF CNA GitHub organization https://cna.erlef.org/ (https://cna.erlef.org/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – EEF CNA website https://github.com/surface-ui/surface (https://github.com/surface-ui/surface?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Surface UI project for server-side rendering components https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/pull/3810 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/pull/3810?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Draft PR for co-located hooks and macro components in LiveView https://github.com/tv-labs/lua (https://github.com/tv-labs/lua?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Elixir Lua package v0.2.x release by TvLabs https://x.com/davydog187/status/1925186045156463034 (https://x.com/davydog187/status/1925186045156463034?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Dave's tweet about ElixirConf EU Luerl talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YBBoXXH_98 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YBBoXXH_98?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – "Lua on the BEAM" talk by Dave Lucia & Robert Virding https://discord.gg/6Ukp9vpj (https://discord.gg/6Ukp9vpj?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Discord link for Lua community https://x.com/germsvel/status/1922602086065148093 (https://x.com/germsvel/status/1922602086065148093?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – German Velasco's video highlighting LiveDebugger tool https://bsky.app/profile/germsvel.com/post/3lp4snnkpj225 (https://bsky.app/profile/germsvel.com/post/3lp4snnkpj225?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – German Velasco's BlueSky post about LiveDebugger https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/249 (https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/249?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Thinking Elixir episode 249 featuring LiveDebugger discussion https://hexdocs.pm/mdex/MDEx.Sigil.html (https://hexdocs.pm/mdex/MDEx.Sigil.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – MDEx v0.7 documentation for new ~MD sigil https://hexdocs.pm/autumn (https://hexdocs.pm/autumn?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Autumn syntax highlighter package that works with MDEx https://github.com/leandrocp/mdex_mermaid (https://github.com/leandrocp/mdex_mermaid?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – MDEx Mermaid plugin for adding mermaid support to Markdown https://bsky.app/profile/zachdaniel.dev/post/3lpofyykwds2i (https://bsky.app/profile/zachdaniel.dev/post/3lpofyykwds2i?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Zach Daniel's BlueSky post about usage_rules.md convention https://hexdocs.pm/usage_rules (https://hexdocs.pm/usage_rules?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Usage rules package documentation https://github.com/ash-project/usage_rules/ (https://github.com/ash-project/usage_rules/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Usage rules GitHub repository https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-is-now-open-source/ (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-is-now-open-source/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Microsoft announcement about Windows Subsystem for Linux going open source https://www.zdnet.com/article/believe-it-or-not-microsoft-just-announced-a-linux-distribution-service-heres-why/ (https://www.zdnet.com/article/believe-it-or-not-microsoft-just-announced-a-linux-distribution-service-heres-why/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ZDNet article explaining Microsoft's Linux strategy and Azure statistics Do you have some Elixir 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Nikolay and Michael discuss moving off managed services — when and why you might want to, and some tips on how for very large databases. Here are some links to things they mentioned:Patroni https://github.com/patroni/patronipgBackRest https://github.com/pgbackrest/pgbackrestWAL-G https://github.com/wal-g/wal-gHetzner Cloud https://www.hetzner.com/cloudPostgres Extensions Day https://pgext.daypg_wait_sampling https://github.com/postgrespro/pg_wait_samplingpg_stat_kcache https://github.com/powa-team/pg_stat_kcacheauto_explain https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/auto-explain.htmlFivetran https://www.fivetran.compgcopydb https://github.com/dimitri/pgcopydbKafka https://kafka.apache.orgDebezium https://debezium.iomax_slot_wal_keep_size https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-replication.html#GUC-MAX-SLOT-WAL-KEEP-SIZElog_statement DDL https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-logging.html#GUC-LOG-STATEMENTPgBouncer pause/resume https://www.pgbouncer.org/usage.html#pause-db~~~What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!~~~Postgres FM is produced by:Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustardNikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiWith credit to:Jessie Draws for the elephant artwork
In this episode of Remote Ruby, Chris and Andrew catch up on recent travels and food experiences, including the best Philly cheesesteaks they've ever had. The conversation shifts towards development topics, particularly testing challenges and solutions in Ruby on Rails, featuring discussions about emoji pickers, asset pipelines, and the prawn library. Chris shares updates on acquiring an old Rails app, One Month, and future plans for this project. They also explore various development hiccups and solutions, including using libraries for faster system tests and streamlining asset pipelines. The episode wraps up with insights into new tools like an official Postgres extension for VS Code and plans for future video content on their platform.LinksJudoscale- Remote Ruby listener giftOne MonthRunning Rails System Tests With Playwright Instead of Selenium by Justin SearlsAnnouncing a new IDE for PostgreSQL in VS Code from MicrosoftLou Malnati's Pizzeria Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter
Nikolay and Michael discuss heavyweight locks in Postgres — how to think about them, why you can't avoid them, and some tips for minimising issues. Here are some links to things they mentioned:Locking (docs) https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/explicit-locking.htmlPostgres rocks, except when it blocks (blog post by Marco Slot) https://www.citusdata.com/blog/2018/02/15/when-postgresql-blocks/Lock Conflicts (tool by Hussein Nasser) https://pglocks.org/log_lock_waits (docs) https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-logging.html#GUC-LOG-LOCK-WAITSHow to analyze heavyweight lock trees (guide by Nikolay) https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/postgresql-consulting/postgres-howtos/-/blob/main/0042_how_to_analyze_heavyweight_locks_part_2.mdLock management (docs) https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-locks.htmlOur episode on zero-downtime migrations https://postgres.fm/episodes/zero-downtime-migrations~~~What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!~~~Postgres FM is produced by:Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustardNikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiWith credit to:Jessie Draws for the elephant artwork
Highlights from this week's conversation include:Pranav's Background and Journey in Data (1:10)Backstory of Mooncake Labs (2:05)PostgreSQL as a Force (4:47)Curiosity in Product Management (7:33)Challenges with Iceberg (11:12)Go-to-Market Strategy (13:52)Building Community Engagement (15:56)Importance of Feedback (18:26)AI Integration in Mooncake Labs (21:29)Innovation in data interaction (23:49)PostgreSQL and startup growth (28:41)Core component of business strategy (31:20)The Origin of the name Mooncake Labs (34:12)Upcoming Product Release (38:40)Connecting with Mooncake Labs and Parting Thoughts (42:49)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we'll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.
Highlights from this week's conversation include:Background of ClickHouse (1:14)PostgreSQL Data Replication Tool (3:19)Emerging Technologies Observations (7:25)Observability and Market Dynamics (11:26)Product Development Challenges (12:39)Challenges with PostgreSQL Performance (15:30)Philosophy of Open Source (18:01)Open Source Advantages (22:56)Simplified Stack Vision (24:48)End-to-End Use Cases (28:13)Migration Strategies (30:21)Final Thoughts and Takeaways (33:29)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we'll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.
The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we'll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.
Databricks just snatched up another AI company. This week, data analytics giant announced a $1 billion acquisition of Neon, a startup building an open-source alternative to AWS Aurora Postgres. It's the latest in a spree of high-profile buys, joining MosaicML and Tabular, as Databricks positions itself as the place to build, deploy, and scale AI-native applications. Today, on TechCrunch's Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff, and Anthony Ha unpack the Databricks–Neon deal, where Neon's serverless Postgres tech fits into the larger vision, and whether $1 billion still counts as “a lot of money” these days (spoiler: Kirsten and Anthony are on the fence). Listen to the full episode to hear about: Chime's long-awaited IPO plans and what the neobank's S-1 did (and didn't) reveal. AWS entering a ‘strategic partnership' that could shake up cloud infrastructure, especially as the Middle East ramps up its AI ambitions The return of the web series. Yes, really. Short-form scripted content is back, and investors are placing big bets on nostalgic trend Equity will be back next week, so don't miss it! Equity is TechCrunch's flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes here. Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. We'd also like to thank TechCrunch's audience development team. Thank you so much for listening, and we'll talk to you next time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's show: Chime is finally going public with strong financials and a shot at matching its $25B 2021 valuation, signaling real momentum in the IPO market. Databricks just made a $1B bet on agentic AI by acquiring Neon, a Postgres-as-a-service startup riding the new database wave. Then, Dave Rubin joins to share how he built and sold Locals, his uncancellable creator platform, all while navigating the intense media landscape.Timestamps:(0:00) Episode Teaser(1:14) Jason and Alex open the show(1:42) Why Chime's IPO is such a promising sign(7:22) Chime's financials and valuation(10:12) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST(12:17) So why did Databricks buy Neon?(13:22) Where is the AI Integration Desktop App?(17:29) Jason's plan to bring Americans back to the movies(20:10) Northwest Registered Agent. Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today!(21:58) Make movies All-you-can-eat!(26:26) Special Guest: Dave Rubin(30:39) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist(31:41) Why Dave Rubin goes phone free for weeks at a time(45:24) Why Identity politics is killing business and sports(49:23) Can Locals reinvent subscription models?Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.comCheck out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.comSubscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcpLinks from episode:Rubin Report on Locals: https://rubinreport.locals.com/Follow Dave:X: https://x.com/RubinReportYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJdKr0Bgd_5saZYqLCa9mngFollow Lon:X: https://x.com/lonsFollow Alex:X: https://x.com/alexLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelmFollow Jason:X: https://twitter.com/JasonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanisThank you to our partners:(10:12) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST(20:10) Northwest Registered Agent. Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today!(30:39) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twistGreat TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarlandCheck out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanisFollow TWiST:Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartupsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartupsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartupsSubstack: https://twistartups.substack.comSubscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916
Nikolay and Michael discuss ten dangerous Postgres related issues — ones that might be painful enough to get onto the CTO and even CEOs desk, and then what you can do proactively. The ten issues discussed are:Heavy lock contentionBloat control and index maintenance Lightweight lock contentionTransaction ID wraparound4-byte integer PKs hitting the limitReplication limitsHard limitsData lossPoor HA choice (split brain)Corruption of various kindsSome previous episodes they mentioned that cover the issues in more detail: PgDog https://postgres.fm/episodes/pgdogPerformance cliffs https://postgres.fm/episodes/performance-cliffsZero-downtime migrations https://postgres.fm/episodes/zero-downtime-migrations Queues in Postgres https://postgres.fm/episodes/queues-in-postgresBloat https://postgres.fm/episodes/bloatIndex maintenance https://postgres.fm/episodes/index-maintenanceSubtransactions https://postgres.fm/episodes/subtransactionsFour million TPS https://postgres.fm/episodes/four-million-tpsTransaction ID wraparound https://postgres.fm/episodes/transaction-id-wraparoundpg_squeeze https://postgres.fm/episodes/pg_squeeze synchronous_commit https://postgres.fm/episodes/synchronous_commitManaged service support https://postgres.fm/episodes/managed-service-support And finally, some other things they mentioned: A great recent SQL Server-related podcast episode on tuning techniques https://kendralittle.com/2024/05/20/erik-darling-and-kendra-little-rate-sql-server-performance-tuning-techniques/Postgres Indexes, Partitioning and LWLock:LockManager Scalability (blog post by Jeremy Schneider) https://ardentperf.com/2024/03/03/postgres-indexes-partitioning-and-lwlocklockmanager-scalability/Do you vacuum everyday? (talk by Hannu Krosing) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcRi8Z7rkPgpg_stat_wal https://pgpedia.info/p/pg_stat_wal.htmlThe benefit of lz4 and zstd for Postgres WAL compression (Small Datum blog, Mark Callaghan) https://smalldatum.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-benefit-of-lz4-and-zstd-for.htmlSplit-brain in case of network partition (CloudNativePG issue/discussion) https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/discussions/7462 ~~~What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!~~~Postgres FM is produced by:Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustardNikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiWith credit to:Jessie Draws for the elephant artwork
How does a trek to K2 base camp in the Himalayas spark the idea for a database company? In Episode 27 of Talking Postgres with Claire Giordano, guest Peter Farkas—CEO and co-founder of FerretDB—shares the origin story of this open source MongoDB alternative. (Spoiler: “Ferret” wasn't the original name). We dig into why Postgres was the obvious choice, what “true open source” means to Peter, and how FerretDB is now powered by the open source DocumentDB extension from Microsoft. Plus, why Hungarian Trappist cheese might deserve a footnote in database history. Links mentioned in this episode:GitHub: FerretDB/FerretDB repoBlog: FerretDB 2.0 GA: Open Source MongoDB alternative, ready for productionACM SIGMOD: The Design of Postgres, published 15 June 1986Postgres Weekly: Issue 591 featuring FerretDBGitHub: Microsoft/DocumentDB open source repoConference talk: From MongoDB to Postgres: Building an Open Standard for Document Databases at POSETTE 2025OSI Blog: The SSL is Not an Open Source LicenseRedMonk Blog: OSS: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back, by Stephen O'GradyTalking Postgres Ep18: How I got started as a developer (& in Postgres) with David RowleyOpenDocDB: initiative to define an open standardWikipedia: K2 (yes, the mountain)Go Blog: The Go Gopherxkcd: webcomic 927 on StandardsWikipedia: Trappista cheeseCal invite: LIVE recording of Ep28 of Talking Postgres to happen on Wed Jun 18, 2025
Heads-up: I use some salty language. Nothing hateful, just passionate about this topic. Skip if that's not your vibe.It's 2 AM, your side-project just went viral, and the signup flow is on fire. Do you keep “vibe-coding” blind prompts, or step up as the conductor who actually knows the score? In this first-ever solo episode, I unpack why “anyone can code with AI” is 2025's biggest myth and show you how to turn large language models into the ultimate co-pilot instead of a ticking time-bomb.Key TakeawaysIllusions break at scale. Vibe-coding can get you an MVP, but you'll pay interest when production fires start.Your new super-power isn't “no knowledge,” it's “faster knowledge.” LLMs shrink the gap between “I don't know” and “I can ship.”Learning beats prompting. Prompting is great, prompt-and-probe is better. Use back-and-forth to understand, not just generate.Career moat = curiosity. The people who thrive next year aren't the ones with the fanciest prompts; they're the ones who ask better questions and close their gaps daily.7-Day Knowledge-Gap ChallengePick one concept you avoid (CSS Flexbox? Indexing in Postgres?).Spend 15 min/day grilling an LLM: “Explain it like I'm 7… now show real-world code… now debug this snippet…”Log what surprised you, then share your aha momentsCall to ActionTry the challenge. Tag me with your progress by next week.Rate & Review. If this episode saved you from a 2 AM meltdown, drop a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on your favorite app.Share. Forward the LinkedIn post or the episode link to one builder who still thinks vibe-coding is a strategy.---If you enjoyed the episode, please share it with a friend!No Hacks websiteYouTubeLinkedInInstagram
Highlights from this week's conversation include:Recording from a Waymo (0:54)Future of Data Technology (2:45)AI Integration in Data Work (4:20)Speeding Up Data Experiences (5:29)Snapshot Conversations with Founders (9:52)Diversity of Perspectives on Postgres (12:37)Cultural Significance of Database Mascots (14:09)Incubation and Success of Open Source Projects (16:43)Final Thoughts and Takeaways (17:34)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we'll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.
In this episode of The Data Engineering Show, the bros sit with Yingjun Wu, founder and CEO of Rising Wave, to explore the innovative world of stream processing systems. Yingjun shares his journey from academic research to creating a Postgres-compatible streaming system that drastically reduces resource usage. They discuss how Rising Wave's S3-based architecture and Postgres compatibility provide advantages over traditional systems like Flink, and explore the increasing role of Apache Iceberg in data pipelines.
Prequel is launching a new developer-focused service aimed at democratizing software error detection—an area typically dominated by large cloud providers. Co-founded by Lyndon Brown and Tony Meehan, both former NSA engineers, Prequel introduces a community-driven observability approach centered on Common Reliability Enumerations (CREs). CREs categorize recurring production issues, helping engineers detect, understand, and communicate problems without reinventing solutions or working in isolation. Their open-source tools, cre and prereq, allow teams to build and share detectors that catch bugs and anti-patterns in real time—without exposing sensitive data, thanks to edge processing using WebAssembly.The urgency behind Prequel's mission stems from the rapid pace of AI-driven development, increased third-party code usage, and rising infrastructure costs. Traditional observability tools may surface symptoms, but Prequel aims to provide precise problem definitions and actionable insights. While observability giants like Datadog and Splunk dominate the market, Brown and Meehan argue that engineers still feel overwhelmed by data and underpowered in diagnostics—something they believe CREs can finally change.Learn more from The New Stack about the latest Observability insights Why Consolidating Observability Tools Is a Smart MoveBuilding an Observability Culture: Getting Everyone Onboard Join our community of newsletter subscribers to stay on top of the news and at the top of your game.
Nikolay and Michael discuss synchronous_commit — what it means on single node setups, for synchronous replication setups, and the pros and cons of the different options for each. Here are some links to things they mentioned:synchronous_commit https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-wal.html#GUC-SYNCHRONOUS-COMMITsynchronous_commit history on pgPedia https://pgpedia.info/s/synchronous_commit.htmlPatroni's maximum_lag_on_failover setting https://patroni.readthedocs.io/en/master/replication_modes.html#asynchronous-mode-durabilitywal_writer_delay https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-wal.html#GUC-WAL-WRITER-DELAYSelective asynchronous commits in PostgreSQL - balancing durability and performance (blog post by Shayon Mukherjee) https://www.shayon.dev/post/2025/75/selective-asynchronous-commits-in-postgresql-balancing-durability-and-performance/Asynchronous Commit https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/wal-async-commit.htmlsynchronous_standby_names https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-replication.html#GUC-SYNCHRONOUS-STANDBY-NAMESJepson article about Amazon RDS multi-AZ clusters (by Kyle Kingsbury, aka "Aphyr”) https://jepsen.io/analyses/amazon-rds-for-postgresql-17.4~~~What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!~~~Postgres FM is produced by:Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustardNikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiWith credit to:Jessie Draws for the elephant artwork
Nikolay and Michael discuss managed service support — some tips on how to handle cases that aren't going well, tips for requesting features, whether to factor in support when choosing service provider, and whether to use one at all. Here are some links to things they mentioned:YugabyteDB's new upgrade framework https://www.yugabyte.com/blog/postgresql-upgrade-frameworkEpisode on Blue-green deployments https://postgres.fm/episodes/blue-green-deploymentspg_createsubscriber https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pgcreatesubscriber.html~~~What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc!~~~Postgres FM is produced by:Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustardNikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.aiWith credit to:Jessie Draws for the elephant artwork
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Scott and Wes break down the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a new open standard that gives AI agents secure, tool-like access to your dev environment. They cover how it works, why it's a big deal for AI coding workflows, and real-world use cases like GitHub, Sentry, and YouTube. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:49 The lore of ICP. Wes MCP Shirt. 03:09 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 03:33 What is MCP? 05:06 The steps of AI coding. 07:11 MCP hosts. 07:28 MCP clients. 07:35 MCP servers. 08:24 Why you might want to do this. 10:39 How this works in VS Code. 14:10 Wes built an MCP server. SVGL. 14:57 Playwright. 17:24 Sentry's implementation. Building Sentry's MCP with David Cramer. 18:54 YouTube implementation. 21:19 DaVinci Resolve implementation. Smithery. 23:02 Postgres. 24:40 Transport protocols. 24:49 STDIO. 25:19 SSE. 25:32 Streaming. 26:24 Writing you own MCP server. 26:28 FastMCP. 27:00 Cloudflare. 28:01 Data validation. 28:47 Standard schema. Episode 873. 29:27 Other parts of MCP. 29:35 MCP resources. 30:37 MCP prompts. 30:48 MCP roots. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads
Tool Use and Model Context Protocol (MCP) Notes and resources at ocdevel.com/mlg/mla-24 Try a walking desk to stay healthy while you study or work! Tool Use in Vibe Coding Agents File Operations: Agents can read, edit, and search files using sophisticated regular expressions. Executable Commands: They can recommend and perform installations like pip or npm installs, with user approval. Browser Integration: Allows agents to perform actions and verify outcomes through browser interactions. Model Context Protocol (MCP) Standardization: MCP was created by Anthropic to standardize how AI tools and agents communicate with each other and with external tools. Implementation: MCP Client: Converts AI agent requests into structured commands. MCP Server: Executes commands and sends structured responses back to the client. Local and Cloud Frameworks: Local (S-T-D-I-O MCP): Examples include utilizing Playwright for local browser automation and connecting to local databases like Postgres. Cloud (SSE MCP): SaaS providers offer cloud-hosted MCPs to enhance external integrations. Expanding AI Capabilities with MCP Servers Directories: Various directories exist listing MCP servers for diverse functions beyond programming. modelcontextprotocol/servers Use Cases: Automation Beyond Coding: Implementing MCPs that extend automation into non-programming tasks like sales, marketing, or personal project management. Creative Solutions: Encourages innovation in automating routine tasks by integrating diverse MCP functionalities. AI Tools in Machine Learning Automating ML Process: Auto ML and Feature Engineering: AI tools assist in transforming raw data, optimizing hyperparameters, and inventing new ML solutions. Pipeline Construction and Deployment: Facilitates the use of infrastructure as code for deploying ML models efficiently. Active Experimentation: Jupyter Integration Challenges: While integrations are possible, they often lag and may not support the latest models. Practical Strategies: Suggests alternating between Jupyter and traditional Python files to maximize tool efficiency. Conclusion Action Plan for ML Engineers: Setup structured folders and documentation to leverage AI tools effectively. Encourage systematic exploration of MCPs to enhance both direct programming tasks and associated workflows.
It's YOUR time to #EdUpIn this episode, recorded LIVE from Ellucian LIVE 2025 in Orlando, Florida,YOUR guests are Mike Stone, Systems Manager, Lois Kellermann, Programmer/Analyst, & George Kriss, CIO, Kaskaskia CollegeYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow did Kaskaskia College complete their SAS modernization in just 12 months?What challenges did they face during their on-premise to SAS transition?How did they manage change across the institution during implementation?What benefits have they seen from their Ellucian Colleague modernization?Why was their financial aid implementation surprisingly smooth?Topics include:Winning the Ellucian Impact Award for SAS modernizationMoving from SQL to Postgres database seamlesslyCreating an inclusive college-wide project rather than just an IT initiativeUsing effective communication strategies for change managementFreeing up IT resources to focus on strategic student-facing initiativesListen in to #EdUpDo YOU want to accelerate YOUR professional development?Do YOU want to get exclusive early access to ad-free episodes, extended episodes, bonus episodes, original content, invites to special events, & more?Then BECOME AN #EdUp PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER TODAY - $19.99/month or $199.99/year (Save 17%)!Want YOUR org to cover costs? Email: EdUp@edupexperience.comThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience!We make education YOUR business!
News includes a new Elixir case study about Cyanview's camera shading technology used at major events like the Olympics and Super Bowl, Oban Pro 1.6 with 20x faster queue partitioning, the openid_connect package reaching version 1.0, Supabase's new Postgres Language Server for developer tooling, and ElixirEvents.net as a community resource. Plus, we interview Michael Lubas, founder of Paraxial.io, about web application security in Elixir, what's involved in a security audit, and how his Elixir-focused security company is helping teams and businesses in the community. Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/248 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/248) Elixir Community News https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2025/03/25/cyanview-elixir-case/ (https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2025/03/25/cyanview-elixir-case/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New Elixir case study about Cyanview, a Belgian company whose Remote Control Panel for camera shading is used at major events like the Olympics and Super Bowl. Their Elixir-powered solution enables remote camera control across challenging network conditions. https://oban.pro/docs/pro/1.6.0-rc.1/changelog.html (https://oban.pro/docs/pro/1.6.0-rc.1/changelog.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Oban Pro 1.6 released with subworkflows, improved queue partitioning (20x faster), and a new guide explaining different job composition approaches. https://oban.pro/docs/pro/1.6.0-rc.1/composition.html (https://oban.pro/docs/pro/1.6.0-rc.1/composition.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New Oban Pro guide explaining when to use chains, workflows, chunks, or batches for job composition. https://github.com/DockYard/openid_connect (https://github.com/DockYard/openid_connect?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The Elixir package 'openid_connect' reached version 1.0, providing client library support for working with various OpenID Connect providers like Google, Microsoft Azure AD, Auth0, and others. https://hexdocs.pm/openid_connect/readme.html (https://hexdocs.pm/openid_connect/readme.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Documentation for the newly released openid_connect 1.0 package. https://bsky.app/profile/davelucia.com/post/3llqwsbyutc2z (https://bsky.app/profile/davelucia.com/post/3llqwsbyutc2z?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement that openid_connect is maintained by tvlabs. https://bsky.app/profile/germsvel.com/post/3llee5lyerk2b (https://bsky.app/profile/germsvel.com/post/3llee5lyerk2b?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – PhoenixTest v0.6.0 has been released with significant changes, including a breaking change. https://github.com/germsvel/phoenix_test (https://github.com/germsvel/phoenix_test?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for PhoenixTest. https://hexdocs.pm/phoenixtest/upgradeguides.html#upgrading-to-0-6-0 (https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test/upgrade_guides.html#upgrading-to-0-6-0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Upgrade guide for updating to PhoenixTest v0.6.0 with its breaking change. https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test/changelog.html#0-6-0 (https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test/changelog.html#0-6-0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Changelog for PhoenixTest v0.6.0. https://supabase.com/blog/postgres-language-server (https://supabase.com/blog/postgres-language-server?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Supabase has released a new Postgres Language Server for developers, providing IDE intellisense and autocomplete for PostgreSQL. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Supabase.postgrestools (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Supabase.postgrestools?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – VSCode extension for Supabase's new Postgres developer tools. https://github.com/supabase-community/postgres-language-server (https://github.com/supabase-community/postgres-language-server?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for Supabase's Postgres Language Server. https://pgtools.dev/ (https://pgtools.dev/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Official website for Postgres Tools with documentation and features. https://pgtools.dev/checking_migrations/ (https://pgtools.dev/checking_migrations/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Feature in Postgres Tools that lints database migrations to check for problematic schema changes. https://github.com/fly-apps/safe-ecto-migrations (https://github.com/fly-apps/safe-ecto-migrations?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Resource for ensuring safe Ecto migrations. https://fly.io/phoenix-files/safe-ecto-migrations/ (https://fly.io/phoenix-files/safe-ecto-migrations/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Article about safe Ecto migrations posted on Fly.io. https://elixirevents.net/ (https://elixirevents.net/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Community resource created by Johanna Larsson for tracking, sharing, and learning about Elixir events worldwide. https://bsky.app/profile/elixirevents.net (https://bsky.app/profile/elixirevents.net?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Bluesky account for ElixirEvents.net for following Elixir community events. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) Discussion Resources https://paraxial.io/ (https://paraxial.io/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) https://paraxial.io/blog/index (https://paraxial.io/blog/index?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Blog with posts about security for Elixir, Rails, and the Paraxial service https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/18/tech/google-wiz-acquisition/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/18/tech/google-wiz-acquisition/index.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/93 (https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/93?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Our last discussion was 3 years ago in episode 93! 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Apple Patches Everything Apple released updates for all of its operating systems. Most were released on Monday with WatchOS patches released today on Tuesday. Two already exploited vulnerabilities, which were already patched in the latest iOS and macOS versions, are now patched for older operating systems as well. A total of 145 vulnerabilities were patched. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Apple%20Patches%20Everything%3A%20March%2031st%202025%20Edition/31816 VMWare Workstation and Fusion update check broken VMWare s automatic update check in its Workstation and Fusion products is currently broken due to a redirect added as part of the Broadcom transition https://community.broadcom.com/vmware-cloud-foundation/question/certificate-error-is-occured-during-connecting-update-server NIM Postgres Vulnerability NIM Developers using prepared statements to send SQL queries to Postgres may expose themselves to a SQL injection vulnerability. NIM s Postgres library does not appear to use actual prepared statements; instead, it assembles the code and the user data as a string and passes them on to the database. This may lead to a SQL injection vulnerability https://blog.nns.ee/2025/03/28/nim-postgres-vulnerability/
Steve Yegge's latest rant about the future of "coding", Ethan McCue shares some life altering Postgres patterns, Hillel Wayne makes the case for Verification-First Development, Gerd Zellweger experienced lots of pain setting up GitHub Actions & Cascii is a web-based ASCII diagram builder.
Wes and Scott talk with Aaron Francis about Fusion for Laravel, a new way to seamlessly integrate PHP into JavaScript. They discuss how Fusion expands on Inertia, its potential for React support, and how it simplifies full-stack development. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:22 Aaron's background in PHP Yii Laravel 02:27 What is Fusion for Laravel? Fusion for Laravel 09:14 How Fusion works 13:57 The benefits of Laravel 19:18 Invalidation and caching 25:20 Brought to you by Sentry.io 25:32 Optimistic UI 28:28 React integration? 31:44 Fusion's original name (and the naming process) 33:30 Laravel's approach to frontend frameworks Livewire 37:32 Databases and scaling 41:27 Postgres extensibility and hosting options Crunchy Data Xata 47:44 The vision for Fusion 48:31 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Aaron: Better Display CLI Shameless Plugs Aaron: High Performance SQLite Mastering Postgres Screencasting.com Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads