Shaun Thomas: Let's Build a Postgres Extension for Estimating Memory Usage!
PostgreSQL Planet1mo4 min read
Do you like building Postgres extensions? Of course you do! My "Let's Build a Postgres Extension" presentation garnered rave reviews at Postgres Conference 2026 in San Jose and PG Data 2026 in Chicago. But what if you didn't go? Sure the slides are available on both sites, but that's not quite the same, is it?Now that the dust has settled and my long series on Postgres 19 has finally reached its natural conclusion, let's get back to our regularly scheduled shenanigans. It's time to explore the exciting and daunting world of building an extension that does something fun: predicting query memory
