Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Contributing to Postgres

About once a month, I get this question: “How do I contribute to Postgres?.” PostgreSQL is a great database with a solid code base, and for many of us, contributing back to open source is a worthwhile cause. The thing about contributing back to Postgres is you generally don’t just jump right in and commit code on day one. So figuring out where to start can be a bit overwhelming. If you’re considering getting more involved with Postgres, here are a few tips that you may find helpful.

Follow What’s Happening

The number one way to familiarize yourself with the Postgres development and the code community is to subscribe to the mailing lists. Even if you’re not considering contributing back, the mailing lists can be a great place to level up your knowledge and skills around Postgres. Fair warning: the mailing lists can be very active. But that’s ok, as you don’t necessarily need to read every email as it happens — daily digests work just fine. There is a long list of mailing lists you can subscribe to, but here are a few I think you should know about:



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