Re: Slicing TOAST

From: Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com>
To: Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)heroku(dot)com>
Cc: Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnakangas(at)vmware(dot)com>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Slicing TOAST
Date: 2013-05-14 19:12:29
Message-ID: CAA-aLv4FRqC=KyHEZe8uM=J6c7Hedvu4y3mLZF8r0_vtKSf2qA@mail.gmail.com
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On 14 May 2013 20:04, Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)heroku(dot)com> wrote:
> On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Heikki Linnakangas
> <hlinnakangas(at)vmware(dot)com> wrote:
>> I've been thinking, we should already start collecting ideas for next year,
>> and collect them throughout the year. I know I come up with some ideas every
>> now and then, but when it's time for another GSoC, I can't remember any of
>> them.
>
> It seems like the PostgreSQL Wiki Todo list has a lot of deadwood. I
> wouldn't tell a novice hacker to go and pick something from there.
> Maintaining a list of good beginner projects is actually a pretty hard
> undertaking.

I think that's why Heikki is proposing we collect GSoC-friendly ideas
separately and put them on the list for next year.

--
Thom

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