How I got started as a developer (& in Postgres) with David Rowley

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Ever wonder how driving a forklift at a cheese factory could lead to a career in databases? Postgres committer David Rowley joined Claire Giordano on this episode of the Talking Postgres podcast (formerly Path To Citus Con) to share his story about how he got started as a developer and in Postgres. Could an unexpected job lead to your dream career? Does speeding things up give you a buzz? How could an idea from a hike become a Postgres patch? And what is the importance of doing the research before you submit a proposal to the Postgres mailing list? Also discussed: resources available to start your Postgres journey such as books, blogs, videos, and the pgsql-hackers mailing list.

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Creators and Guests

Claire Giordano
Host
Claire Giordano
Head of open source community efforts for Postgres at Microsoft. Ex-Citus Data, Amazon, Sun Microsystems, and Brown University CS. Serves on PGCA board. Prolific Postgres conference speaker. Co-creator of POSETTE: An Event for Postgres. Loves sailing in Greece.
Aaron Wislang
Producer
Aaron Wislang
Open Source Engineering + Developer Relations at Microsoft + Azure ☁️ | Go (golang), Cloud Native, Linux 🐧 🐍 🦀 ☕ 🍷📷 🎹 | Toronto 🇨🇦🌎 | 💨😷💉 | https://aaronw.dev/hello/
Ariana Padilla
Producer
Ariana Padilla
Program Manager at Microsoft | Avid Traveler 🛫 & Foodie 🍽️🍹
David Rowley
Guest
David Rowley
PostgreSQL hacker working for Microsoft. Likes to make PostgreSQL go faster. When not working, you might find him in the mountains somewhere in New Zealand.
How I got started as a developer (& in Postgres) with David Rowley
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