How to get Involved with Postgres without being a PG Expert

Claire Giordano

Over 700 developers have contributed over 54,000 commits to Postgres: their expertise, dedication, and skill are big factors in the increasing popularity of Postgres. But what if you’re not a Postgres developer yet, are there things you can do to help the Postgres community? Are there ways to get involved in the PG community without being a Postgres expert?

In this updated version of the talk I gave at FOSDEM and at Citus Con, I’ll walk through 21 ways you can get involved in the Postgres community, beyond code.

From docs to translations to advocacy to demos—as well as sharing what you’ve learned as a Postgres user story—there are many ways to contribute. And just like sailboat racing—in which every single person in the crew influences the final score—all these different types of contributions to Postgres are valuable.