S2E2: Denis Magda, Director of Developer Relations, Yugabyte

Hacking Postgres

Denis Magda is the mastermind behind the innovative extension PgCompute and a pivotal figure in the world of Postgres development. With over a decade and a half of experience, Denis cut his teeth on Postgres during its use in high-traffic social networking projects in Eastern Europe and has continued to push the envelope at Yugabyte as the head of Developer Relations.

In this episode we explore:

• The role of Yugabyte in the Postgres ecosystem
• The need for local development experiences
• A more 'magical' and testing-friendly approach to handling stored procedures
• The intersection of DevRel with sales engineering and marketing
• The future of Postgres in educational institutions

Links mentioned:

Business Wars podcast

Postgres FM

Founders podcast

Denis on X

Denis on LinkedIn

Yugabyte