The C# Dev Kit team replaced C++ Node.js addons with C# and Native AOT, removing a dependency on Python. This post walks through building a Node.js native addon entirely in C# using N-API, LibraryImport, and UnmanagedCallersOnly. The post…

Chris Tacey-Green discusses the shift from synchronous commands to asynchronous events within highly regulated environments. He explains the critical role of Inbox and Outbox patterns in preventing data loss, the nuances of event…
Every 1 KB insert in Postgres becomes ~2.5 KB of committed I/O before it's done. Here's where the multiplier comes from, and where the tuning knobs run out.
On a PostgreSQL build with assertions enabled, run the standard make check-world suite with a small debugging extension called pg_pathcheck loaded. It will report on pointers to freed memory in the planner's path lists. Such dangling…