sql

TLDR: Follow PostgreSQL best practices for optimal performance, security, and maintainability:

1. Database Design: Use consistent naming conventions and schema design.
2. Performance Optimization: Implement proper indexing and write efficient queries.
3. Security: Enforce access control and strong password policies.
4. Backup and Recovery: Maintain comprehensive backup strategies and regularly test recovery procedures.
5. Maintenance and Monitoring: Schedule routine maintenance and monitor key metrics.
6. Development Practices: Use version control and organize database code effectively.
7. High Availability: Set up replication and load balancing.

Regularly review and adapt practices for database robustness and reliability.

https://speakdatascience.com/postgresql-best-practices/

TLDR: Scale PostgreSQL effectively via internal solutions, addressing issues like lock contention, advisory locks, foreign keys, index bloat, TOAST, and multi-tenancy. Optimize performance with strategies such as short transactions, counter caching, and partitioning. Use schema designs favoring append-only patterns and implement zero-downtime upgrades. Focus on monitoring and appropriate indexing to maintain efficiency as the system grows.

https://www.shayon.dev/post/2025/40/scaling-with-postgresql-without-boiling-the-ocean/

Extreme TLDR:

Composable SQL proposes enhancing SQL with composable, statically-typed query fragments called “functors” to improve testing and business logic reuse. SQL struggles with testing complexity due to reliance on extensive test datasets and poor abstraction for business logic. Functors allow for modular query definitions, enabling easier testing, better performance, and enhanced reusability without duplicating logic across queries or compromising normalization. This approach aims to simplify SQL, making it more efficient and maintainable.

https://borretti.me/article/composable-sql