As part of the countdown to PostgresConf Silicon Valley 2023, learn more about the engaging content and our speakers for this year in our Speaker Spotlight Series.
Meet Dave Stokes, Technology Evangelist for Percona. Dave Stokes is the author of MySQL & JSON - A Practical Programming Guide. He resides in Texas with the mandated pickup truck, hound dog, and guitars.
Read what Dave has to say about Postgres and why to attend his sessions which include "MERGE() - A Quick Introduction" and "PostgreSQL High Availability: The Considerations and the Candidates."
Why Postgres? Tell us about your involvement with the greater Postgres community. (How long have you been involved? How have you contributed? How else would you want to contribute?)
I have been mainly involved in the MySQL Community for a long time but am now exploring PostgreSQL. I have started a series on PostgreSQL for MySQL DBAs that is very popular
What new features of PostgreSQL 15 are you most excited about?
Merge()!
What features do you believe should be developed/improved and released in the next major upgrade?
JSON_TABLE()!! Please, please, pretty please!!
Why should attendees come to your talk at Postgres Conference Silicon Valley 2023? What would you like for them to take away from your session?
From the Merge() talk, I hope they will go away understanding how transaction log processing works. For the HA talk, I do not expect them to walk away as they will be so filled with brain energy that they sort of levitate away!
What is your favorite aspect of Postgres Conference?
The people.
What advice would you have for a Computer Science graduate or entry level developer who are interested in learning and engaging with Postgres and other open source technologies?
Open source !- free. It provides a flexibility to innovate.
What's your top suggested readings for 2023?
Anything by Tim Dorsey.
What do you believe are the major achievements of open source and Postgres over the last decade?
Open-source software has proven that good code comes from more than just semi-benevolent corporations. And PostgreSQL has proven the power of the mailing list!
Check out the full schedule for Postgres Conference Silicon Valley 2023, and buy your tickets soon!