Working effectively with (-support-) the community - Daniel Westermann

Join Daniel Westermann as he shares valuable insights on working effectively with the Postgres community, exploring its unique culture, values, and collaborative approach to development.

Key takeaways

The Postgres community values inclusivity and welcomes people from all over the world, including those who do not speak English as their first language.
The community encourages people to contribute to Postgres in various ways, including submitting patches, reviewing code, and participating in discussions on the mailing lists.
The community has a non-commercial focus and relies on volunteer work, which can lead to a slower development process.
The community has a strong culture of collaboration and focusing on technology, rather than marketing or sales.
The Postgres community maintains its own infrastructure and relies on developer time and resources to keep it running.
Subscribing to the mailing lists and participating in discussions is an important way to stay up-to-date with the community and get help with issues.
The community values transparency and openness, with all discussions and decisions happening in the public eye.
It is important to give back to the community by contributing code, helping with documentation, and participating in events.
The community is not perfect, but it strives to be responsive and open to feedback and criticism.
The community has a complex and sometimes slow process for reviewing and committing code, but this is due to the volunteer nature of the project.
The community values diversity and inclusivity, and tries to be welcoming to people from all backgrounds and skill levels.
The community has a strong focus on open source and community-driven development, which can be different from commercial software development.

Working effectively with (-support-) the community - Daniel Westermann

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