alt.hn

6/29/2026 at 12:59:49 PM

Reading the internals of Postgres: Database cluster, databases, and tables

https://www.buraksen.dev/articles/internals-of-postgresql-db-cluster-and-tables

by buraksen

7/1/2026 at 1:13:18 AM

I've always wondered what happens at the deeper levels of a DB beyond just SQL-literacy. The memory-management tricks (pages, overflows, pointers and remains techniques etc.) is always a great reminder of low-level abstractions I am blessed to not worry about. True programming seems to lie in the OS...

by TheColorYellow

7/2/2026 at 6:05:58 AM

My company is still using MyISAM, so I know a little bit about its lower-level details.

The good news is that being primitive also means being simple...

by linzhangrun

7/2/2026 at 8:30:42 AM

Postgres design is very complex at first look, but very greatly designed and meaningful, I very like the way they support table-spaces. Good reading!

by lanycrost