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PostgreSQL committers debate LLM code review impact on release; other AI discussions surface

A discussion among committers on the PostgreSQL project reveals disagreements about the impact of LLM code review on the development of PostgreSQL 19 RC1. The release, which saw 8 to 10 features reverted, is now slated for November 19th. Separately, the cluster touches on the unconventional career path of Omar Abdelfattah Alshafai from gaming to AI, the potential for AI assistants to hire humans, and technical deep dives into connection pool starvation and asset automation. AI

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PostgreSQL committers debate LLM code review impact on release; other AI discussions surface

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    From Call of Duty to Artificial Intelligence: The Unconventional Journey of Omar Abdelfattah Alshafai # ai # computerscience # learning # programming # software

    From Call of Duty to Artificial Intelligence: The Unconventional Journey of Omar Abdelfattah Alshafai # ai # computerscience # learning # programming # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community From Call of Duty to Artificial Intelligence: The Unconven…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    PostgreSQL 19 RC1 is out, GA planned for Nov 19, after 8 to 10 features were reverted. Committers disagree on how much LLM code review had to do with it. # post

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  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Most people talk to their AI assistant. Almost nobody has asked it to go hire a human. That's about... # ai # agents # buildinpublic # community # software # co

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  4. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Demystifying Connection Pool Starvation: Simulating Queuing Delays, Timeouts, and Leaks in... # programming # engineering # ai # architecture # software # codin

    Demystifying Connection Pool Starvation: Simulating Queuing Delays, Timeouts, and Leaks in... # programming # engineering # ai # architecture # software # coding # development # inclusive # community Demystifying Connection Pool Starvation: Simulating Queuing Delays, Timeouts, an…

  5. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I Automated 500 Assets Before I Made a Single Sale. Here Is What I Learned. Grounded in a real asset pipeline: platform rules, metadata, costs. # sideprojects #

    I Automated 500 Assets Before I Made a Single Sale. Here Is What I Learned. Grounded in a real asset pipeline: platform rules, metadata, costs. # sideprojects # ai # automation # marketing # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community I Automated 500 Ass…