Beginner's guide to PostgreSQL Hacking
Presented by:
Pavan Deolasee
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PostgreSQL is world's most popular database and its popularity is only growing with time. A lot of companies are on constant lookout for PostgreSQL hackers and the demand is still more than the supply. So if you're a C developer and want to make a career as a PostgreSQL developer and simply start contributing to PostgreSQL, this talk will provide a basic introduction to PostgreSQL's development process. We shall discuss how to get the source code, how to compile and install PostgreSQL on your development machine and start hacking. We shall look at the source code structure and understand the code layout. Then we shall understand the query execution flow at a high level and learn how to debug the code.
PostgreSQL also provides a bunch of configuration options to aid the developers. The talk will also provide some insights into those options.
- Date:
- Duration:
- 45 min
- Room:
- Conference:
- PGConf India, 2025
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- Track:
- Database Engine Developers
- Difficulty:
- Medium