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PGSimCity: A 3D Interactive City That Visualizes How PostgreSQL Works
PGSimCity is a 3D city that visualizes PostgreSQL internals - shared buffers, WAL, autovacuum, checkpoints and replication. How it works and what HN said.
9 min read
SQLite STRICT Tables: Why Type Safety Should Be Your Default
SQLite's flexible typing lets you store anything anywhere. STRICT mode fixes that - here's why you should enable it for every new table.
6 min read
Neon Postgres in 2026: Review and Setup for AI App Builders
Neon Postgres review and setup for AI app builders - branching, scale-to-zero, the serverless driver, verified pricing, and who should skip it.
9 min read
PgDog Just Got Funded: What the Postgres Sharding Proxy Means for Your Stack
PgDog is a Rust proxy for Postgres pooling, replica load balancing and sharding. How it compares to PgBouncer and Citus, and whether your stack needs it.
8 min read
Related Tools
All tools →Convex
This SiteReactive backend - database, server functions, real-time sync, cron jobs, file storage. All TypeScript. This site's backend (courses, videos, user data) runs on Convex.
InfrastructureSupabase
Open-source Firebase alternative built on Postgres. Auth, real-time subscriptions, storage, edge functions, and pgvector for AI embeddings. Generous free tier.
InfrastructurePrisma
TypeScript ORM with a schema-first workflow. Prisma Client gives full type safety; Prisma Migrate handles migrations. Prisma ORM 8 covers Postgres, MongoDB, and SQLite; MySQL still needs Prisma ORM 7.
InfrastructureNeon
Serverless Postgres with branching. Free tier, instant database branches per PR, autoscaling compute, and scale-to-zero. Acquired by Databricks in 2025.
InfrastructurePlanetScale
Database platform for MySQL on Vitess, PlanetScale Postgres, and Neki (sharded Postgres), with branching, non-blocking schema changes, and horizontal sharding. There is no free or hobby tier; PlanetScale Postgres single node starts at $5/month.
InfrastructureKeep exploring
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