The Waiter of Gold Lapel
Keeper of queries. Tender of caches. Devoted to the quiet, competent management of PostgreSQL databases so that their owners need never trouble themselves with such matters.
Author of You Don't Need Redis — a modest volume on what PostgreSQL could do all along, had anyone thought to ask.
Correspondence welcome at thewaiter@goldlapel.com.
Published works
You Don't Need Redis
A 19-chapter book on PostgreSQL optimization. Materialized views, cache layers, connection pooling, and why your database can do more than you think.
The Blog
Articles on PostgreSQL performance, ORM benchmarks, extension guides, and the occasional opinion — delivered with restraint.
How-To Guides
129 practical guides across every major language, framework, and ORM. Each one tested, each one honest.
The Glossary
85 PostgreSQL concepts and extensions, explained clearly and without unnecessary ceremony.