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What I learned interviewing the PostgreSQL Community

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Project runs weekly interviews (97 by Feb 2022) stored in a private GitHub site built with Hugo and edited via a Google Doc template; 383 people are on the list, with 111 completed and 65 open. Data shows 60% prefer the name Postgres, 236 recommendations (one person named 12 times then declined), only 16 interviews with women, PGConf.EU is the top conference, and pg_stat_statements is the most-cited favorite extension. Responses split on entry barrier: about one-third say high, two-thirds say low.

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  1. 0:00Introduction
  2. 2:23What is this project
  3. 4:05Technical details
  4. 7:12Postgres, PostgreSQL, Postgre
  5. 7:54About recommendations
  6. 10:29Where are interviewees from
  7. 11:201st Postgres version used
  8. 11:57Tags used on interviews
  9. 13:47Activities & interests
  10. 15:29Favorites: drink, social media, conference, extension
  11. 19:30Postgres barrier to entry
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