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Design by committee has downsides. Let’s not put Postgres’ development practices on a pedestal.
by cqqxo4zV46cp 3y ago
Design by committee has downsides. Let’s not put Postgres’ development practices on a pedestal.
- jeltz 3y agoDesign by committee is not really common in the PostgreSQL community. Instead people just work on whatever they or their employer wants to. Makes having a roadmap or cohesive plan impossible but the issues of design by committee rarely show up.
- ngrilly 3y agoPostgreSQL's development never looked like design by committee.
- acdha 3y agoPostgres is one of the top open source projects of all time. That doesn’t mean everything is perfect with no room for improvement but almost anyone could learn from what’s worked there.