It's hard to call oneself a fan of databases. Usually, one uses these kinds of applications out of sheer necessity, not because they're within an arm's reach of “exciting”. If databases themselves don ...

Bruce Momjian, the author of “PostgreSQL: Introduction and Concepts,” and one of the founders of the PostgreSQL Global Development Group, will be teaching PostgreSQL at the Big Nerd Ranch Aug. 18-22.

PostgreSQL is an object-relational database developed on the Internet by a group of developers spread across the globe. It is an open-source alternative to commercial databases like Oracle and ...