Postgres is pretty old. The open source project started in 1996, so close to 30 years ago. And since then, Postgres has become one of the most successful and popular databases. But it also means a lot of the development process reflects how things were done back then. The reliance on mailing lists is a good example of this heritage. Let’s talk about if / how this might change.
About a month ago I presented a keynote at Swiss PGDay 2024 about the state of the Postgres community. My talk included a couple charts illustrating the evolution and current state of various parts of the community - what works fine and what challenges will require more attention.
Judging by the feedback, those charts are interesting and reveal things that are surprising or at least not entirely expected. So let me share them, with a bit of additional commentary.
