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Re: commitfest.postgresql.org is no longer fit for purpose

Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland@ilande.co.uk>

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From: Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland@ilande.co.uk>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Cc: Dmitry Dolgov <9erthalion6@gmail.com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, "pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org" <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2024-05-20T09:20:09Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On 20/05/2024 06:56, Mark Cave-Ayland wrote:

> In general you find that a series consists of 2 parts: 1) a set of refactorings to 
> enable a new feature and 2) the new feature itself. Even if the details of 2) are 
> still under discussion, often it is possible to merge 1) fairly quickly which also 
> has the knock-on effect of reducing the size of later iterations of the series. This 
> also helps with new contributors since having parts of the series merged sooner helps 
> them feel valued and helps to provide immediate feedback.

[resend due to DKIM header failure]

Something else I also notice is that PostgreSQL doesn't have a MAINTAINERS or 
equivalent file, so when submitting patches it's difficult to know who is expected to 
review and/or commit changes to a particular part of the codebase (this is true both 
with and without the CF system).


ATB,

Mark.