The past, present, and future of Postgres, and the Postgres Playground

In this episode:

Craig Kerstiens joins us to talk about all things Postgres. From his early days launching the Postgres offering at Heroku, his time working at Citus, and now working with Crunchy Data, we discuss why Postgres is a database worth betting on for the long haul, as well as a sneak-peek of a brand new learning platform, the Postgres Playground!

0:00 Intro
2:10 Welcome
3:20 Craig gives his background
5:50 What does crunchy data do
7:15 Benefits of focusing on vanilla Postgres
8:00 Why and how has Postgres evolved to be a utility DB
14:45 Postgres solving the widest use-case cross-section
18:45 What does Postgres compatible mean
21:00 Postgres, Hasura, and the open core path
22:24 Where to learn more about Postgres
23:19 Introducing Postgres Playground
27:15 Example, learn about CTEs
30:00 Example, learn about psql
38:00 Open learning for open DBs
39:50 Why get better at DBs when working with Hasura
41:00 Demo: Applying SQL learnings to Hasura
42:00 Demo: Creating and tracking a function in Hasura
53:00 GraphQL's value proposition over learning SQL
58:00 Craig's three tips
59:45 Closing

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