--- title: "Walking with the Elephants: My Reflections on PGConf.dev 2026" url: https://daily.dev/posts/walking-with-the-elephants-my-reflections-on-pgconf-dev-2026-x3bjr4nnr source_url: https://postgr.es/p/9kt type: article source: "Planet PostgreSQL" published: 2026-05-31T07:44:53.025Z updated: 2026-05-31T09:07:43.884Z tags: ["open-source", "architecture", "postgresql"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Walking with the Elephants: My Reflections on PGConf.dev 2026 **[Planet PostgreSQL](https://daily.dev/sources/planet-postgresql)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A PostgreSQL core contributor shares personal reflections from PGConf.dev 2026 in Vancouver. Highlights include a new Tuesday community discussion day featuring sessions on SQL/PGQ and graph databases, logical replication and multithreading working groups, and a real-time patch evaluation panel. The author made progress on two major features: SQL/PGQ bug fixes and roadmap for PG 20, and resizing shared buffers without a restart (collaborating with Databricks developers). A retrospective panel celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL was a standout moment, emphasizing the community's humble origins and lasting global impact. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Contributions to the PostgreSQL Project](https://daily.dev/posts/contributions-to-the-postgresql-project-80suysll9) · Planet PostgreSQL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#architecture](https://daily.dev/tags/architecture), [#postgresql](https://daily.dev/tags/postgresql) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/walking-with-the-elephants-my-reflections-on-pgconf-dev-2026-x3bjr4nnr)