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Postgres Container Apps (beta)

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Re: Postgres Container Apps (beta)

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I feel like the whole programmer community is literally running out of things to try. And this is the result. And somehow I find it really intriguing. Next PaaS prediction: hosted Postgres with PL/v8, pgpodman, pg_graphql and PostgREST. Run everything inside your DB!

that's basically supabase.io

or https://crunchybridge.com

Re: Postgres Container Apps (beta)

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post #9

The fact that PostgreSQL is pigeon-holed as a "database" blinds folks to the fact that it is also a full-fledged integration environment. It's a place where you can bind together multiple kinds of data and multiple kinds of application. * Use FDW connections to pull in data from all kinds of sources! Multiple databases, file formats, HTTP buckets, you name it! * Custom behaviours in multiple languages! PL/Python, PL/…

Sounds like the Emacs of database systems.

Re: Postgres Container Apps (beta)

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post #9

The fact that PostgreSQL is pigeon-holed as a "database" blinds folks to the fact that it is also a full-fledged integration environment. It's a place where you can bind together multiple kinds of data and multiple kinds of application. * Use FDW connections to pull in data from all kinds of sources! Multiple databases, file formats, HTTP buckets, you name it! * Custom behaviours in multiple languages! PL/Python, PL/…

I love Postgresql, but I don't want it to end up like oracle, where it is the center of thr focus.

That being said, I like the idea of Postgres as a platform for more than data tables storage and database engine. It proved quite powerful and useful.

Re: Postgres Container Apps (beta)

#15
post #4

I feel like the whole programmer community is literally running out of things to try. And this is the result. And somehow I find it really intriguing. Next PaaS prediction: hosted Postgres with PL/v8, pgpodman, pg_graphql and PostgREST. Run everything inside your DB!

Forth-like VM inside PL/pgSQL.

https://notes.eatonphil.com/exploring-plpgsql-forth-like.htm...

Re: Postgres Container Apps (beta)

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post #9

The fact that PostgreSQL is pigeon-holed as a "database" blinds folks to the fact that it is also a full-fledged integration environment. It's a place where you can bind together multiple kinds of data and multiple kinds of application. * Use FDW connections to pull in data from all kinds of sources! Multiple databases, file formats, HTTP buckets, you name it! * Custom behaviours in multiple languages! PL/Python, PL/…

I love Postgresql, but I don't want it to end up like oracle, where it is the center of thr focus. That being said, I like the idea of Postgres as a platform for more than data tables storage and database engine. It proved quite powerful and useful.

The killer reason for "Postgres as a platform" is that Postgres has a robust* security model (there are edge cases, but for a subset of statements, it works well)

Re: Postgres Container Apps (beta)

#19

Aside— I can’t get your pricing page to work. Every aws config just says contact sales. Maybe it’s just a mobile thing.

I appreciate the heads up. You are trying this page (https://www.crunchydata.com/products/crunchy-bridge/pricing/) and it isnt working for you?
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