Berkubernetus (@fuzzychef@m6n.io)
m6n.io
PostgreSQL maintainer Simon Riggs has died in a small airplane crash, on Tuesday. For those who didn't know Simon, he's responsible for PostgreSQL Binary Replication and many big data features. He and I worked together at Greenplum 2006-2008. Postgres would not be the world-leading DB it is today if it weren't for him. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjex992z0wlo
  • Ohi@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    A huge yet underappreciated impact on the modern world. People don’t realize how much work goes on behind the scenes to bring those apps/websites to life.

    Thank you for all your contributions Simon. Rest in peace sir.

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