The Internals of PostgreSQL
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The Internals of PostgreSQL was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 3, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 91 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #6 of 30, reached on Nov 4, 20:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 4, 20:37 UTC.
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Related: The Internals of PostgreSQL - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43241404 - March 2025 (40 comments) The Internals of PostgreSQL - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30372750 - Feb 2022 (19 comments) The Internals of PostgreSQL - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30086374 - Jan 2022 (39 comments)…
The latest Jepsen report on particledb triggered a new found interest in the SSI implementation in postgres. If you are just skimming this doc, The HoT update path is the section I would jump to. Understand HoT and then read the zHeap implementation notes (also of TOAST) puts a good mental model of what postgres does…
I have been developer since 2 years, from noob to beginner but I have used only two databases, one in MongoDB and second is pgsql. I have used others as well like firebase and redis and all but I am talking about in wide range. And it become super exciting for me to know internals of the pgsql.
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#6 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 4, 20:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has The Internals of PostgreSQL been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 3, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (91 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
280 points and 22 comments; submitted by ibobev on Nov 3, 2026.