PostgreSQL is a well-regarded open-source database valued for its reliability, flexibility, and adherence to SQL standards. Its proficiency in processing complex queries and ensuring data accuracy has made it highly favored among both start-ups and major corporations.
Heikki Linnakangas, a prominent developer in the PostgreSQL project and co-founder of Neon—a platform offering a serverless solution for launching Postgres databases—joins Kevin Ball in this episode. They discuss the rise in PostgreSQL’s popularity, the reasons behind the founding of Neon, distinctions between Postgres Core and Extensions, the pgvector similarity search for AI uses, and additional topics.
Full Disclosure: Neon sponsors this episode.
Kevin Ball, also known as KBall, serves as the vice president of engineering at Mento and operates as an independent coach for engineering professionals and leaders. He has experience co-founding and being CTO at two startups, initiating the San Diego JavaScript meetup, and facilitating the AI inaction discussion group through Latent Space.
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