twittering on 2010-05-21

  • mongodb: "running with scissors by default" -@Crad #pgcon #
  • New config options 4 hot standby: wal_level – controls what gets logged in the write ahead log; max_wal_senders – match #of standbys #pgcon #
  • New config opts 4 hot standby: max_standby_delay – how long 2 wait before killing conflicting queries on standby #pgcon #
  • New config opts 4 hot standby: wal_keep_segments – number of wal segments to preserve before recycling during streaming rep #
  • excited to hear that @ahockley is organizing a photowalk during @osbridge. #
  • OH: "I've poked the system and threatened it with a rewrite in Haskell." #
  • listening to Greg Smith go over what the heck datums are in pg core code #pgcon #
  • Listening in on Cedric's explanation of pgfincore: http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pgfincore/ #
  • settling in to heckle @robertmhaas about the query planner #pgcon #
  • fun @enterprisedb party. great to meet karen, spend some time with @timbunce and generally make trouble. yay! #pgcon #