Re: New subscriber - looking for an overview of the code

Roberto Mello <roberto.mello@gmail.com>

From: Roberto Mello <roberto.mello@gmail.com>
To: Lateef Sagar <lateef_sagar@yahoo.com>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org" <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2025-03-15T21:55:36Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM Lateef Sagar <lateef_sagar@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello devs,
> I am a coding enthusiast. I have downloaded code in a Ubuntu VMWare
> machine and I am able to compile the code.
>
> I am looking for a course / site that can give me an overview of the code
> like:
> 1. How is the code organized and which file/folder has these components?
>      * Core RDBMS engine components,
>      * additional DB components,
>      * DB Rule based security components
>      * DB Storage components
>     * Index storage
>

There's probably something like that, offered by someone out on the
internet.

I'd suggest you start with the official information, as described in the
documentation:

https://www.postgresql.org/developer/
https://www.postgresql.org/developer/coding/
https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Development_information
https://github.com/postgres/postgres/tree/master/src

Several prominent Postgres hackers provide guidance on a discord server:
https://discord.gg/9meuMTdt

Roberto