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.
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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
The results from the 2025 Django Developers Survey are now available. This is the fourth annual report conducted from November 2024 to January 2025 by the Django Software Foundation in collaboration with JetBrains PyCharm.
The full report contains infographics, quotes, and dedicated sections so you can easily navigate through all the results.