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    Andy Atkinson

    andyatkinson.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2019

    Andy Atkinson writes about PostgreSQL and Ruby on Rails, covering partitioning, UUID keys, query performance, and caching.

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    DatabasesWeb Development
    What HN says

    HN links it for practical Postgres and Rails advice. The author himself comments, mentioning a book on these topics that uses Rails examples.

    Stats for nerds
    20HN people shared it
    34linked in comments
    641story points
    Aug 2024last shared
    2023people per year2024

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      Avoid UUID Version 4 Primary Keys in Postgres
      2 people · 382 points · first shared 2025 · 449 comments on HN
    2. 2
      Django and Postgres for the Busy Rails Developer
      3 people · 183 points · first shared 2024 · 120 comments on HN
    3. 3
      Top Five PostgreSQL Surprises from Rails Developers
      2 people · 10 points · first shared 2024 · 2 comments on HN
    4. 4
      Big Problems From Big IN lists with Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL
      2 people · 10 points · first shared 2025 · Discussion on HN
    5. 5
      Tip: Put your Rails app on a SQL query diet
      2 people · 7 points · first shared 2025 · Discussion on HN
    6. 6
      Short alphanumeric pseudo random identifiers in Postgres
      2 people · 6 points · first shared 2025 · Discussion on HN
    7. 7
      Merging and Splitting Partitions with Minimal Locking in PostgreSQL 17
      3 people · 5 points · first shared 2024 · 1 comments on HN
    8. 8
      Shrinking Big PostgreSQL Tables with the Copy-Swap-Drop Technique
      1 person · 5 points · first shared 2024 · Discussion on HN
    9. 9
      Christmas Outage to #1 App Store Ranking: An Aura Frames Postgres Scaling Retro
      1 person · 5 points · first shared 2026 · Discussion on HN
    10. 10
      Trying Out Solid Queue and Mission Control with PostgreSQL
      2 people · 4 points · first shared 2024 · Discussion on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • andatkiAug 2024

      Great list of Postgres features called out that highlight the extensive feature set.

      Most of these are covered in my book, for anyone that’s interested in learning them. The book uses a Ruby on Rails app with Postgres instances for examples and exercises. Hope the plug is ok here as some folks may be looking for learning resources for Postgres. https://andyatkinson.com/pgrailsbook

    • jhas78asdJul 2023

      PostgreSQL and Ruby on Rails.
      https://andyatkinson.com/

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