Turing Award Winner: Disagreeing with Google, Postgres, Future Problems [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPObBOwIrHk

by ferryth • 3 months ago

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ferryth• 3 months ago

Mike Stonebraker explores the evolution of database systems, reflecting on the academic origins of Ingress and the subsequent development of Postgres. The discussion delves into the limitations of one-size-fits-all architectures, the complexities of query optimization, and the practical challenges of integrating large language models with structured data systems.

0:00 - Intro 1:03 - How he got into databases 6:43 - Competing with Oracle 9:07 - What made Postgres special 15:55 - One size fits none 21:37 - Why he disagreed with Google 29:14 - Why he chose academia over big tech 30:58 - Replacing state in an OS with a DB 42:02 - Future problems in databases 51:36 - Technical book recommendations to learn databases 52:20 - Advice for younger self 55:52 - Outro

Turing Award Winner: Disagreeing with Google, Postgres, Future Problems [video]

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