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Re:Postgres: The Next Generation by craigkerstiens on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @01:50PM (#37835195)
I disagree on this. Yes it's C. But I've heard people comment "I don't like writing C, but I don't mind Postgres C".

The bigger hurdle which Peter mentioned in another thread is simply building up enough expertise with the system and having the right level of domain expertise.

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Re:Postgres: The Next Generation by stouset on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @01:56PM (#37835270)
> Yes it's C. But I've heard people comment "I don't like writing C, but I don't mind Postgres C".

While "Postgres C" might be wonderful, in practice learning the project's unique idioms is yet another hurdle for newcomers to overcome.

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Re:Postgres: The Next Generation by eatonphil on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @02:20PM (#37835562)
Every project has unique idioms. Let alone ones that are 30+ years old.

Idioms are a baked in cost of learning to contribute to any project.

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