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It'd be probably a fraction of the costs to hire competent developers to implement the missing features in PostgreSQL.

• xmcqdpt2 4y ago
  Given this is the platform we interact on, you are likely a competent developer right? Would you apply for that job? Non-tech company seeking competent developers to move 100s of thousands of lines of code and sql scripts written by juniors over twenty years from Oracle to Postgres. Must have plenty of Oracle experience but also Postgres experience. Will have to coordinate with DBAs across business units and coerce them to help you in (eventually) axing them. There is no amount of money that would get me to sign up! And also I wouldn't trust the current team to interview and recruit competent developers!
  • twodave 4y ago
    Heck yeah I'd sign up for that! Honestly, this is the kind of work that can sustain an entire consulting firm. - It's specialized, so you can charge more for it. And I mean come on, we're saving you millions of dollars. I can charge you a LOT and everyone still wins. - It's repetitive, so you can train people to do it and then start earning margins as they replicate the process across the organization. - It's even fulfilling. Yeah, I said it. Would you rather go work on another to-do app in [pick an obscure fruit or animal]-framework for your blog? Count me out of _that_ crap. Any Oracle DB you work on in the wild is going to have an impact on thousands of people--a positive one if you do your job well.
  • jeltz 4y ago
    Yes, I would sign up! That sounds like a fun job which pays well. I love that kind of jobs.