The developer's FAQ is a good place to start.
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Jonathan Gardner wrote:
> On Thursday 01 July 2004 01:10 pm, Jaime Casanova wrote:
> >
> > I'm a young developer with some knowledge in various programming
> > languages including C. Nowadays, i'm not capable to contribute to any
> > part of the postgresql project but i want seriously learn what i need in
> > order to contribute. Can you guys tell me where can i start?
> > Where can i find usefull information about Databases programming
> > techniques?
> >
>
> First, become intimately familiar with the tool from the user's perspective.
> I use PostgreSQL for some major projects, and so I have grown familair with
> it. I don't think I could've gotten this familiar without having to
> actually use it in a production environment.
>
> Second, start coding extensions to it. I have written C code for both the
> client and server side, and have learned tremendously from that.
>
> Finally, start reading code around the parts you are interested in.
>
> I have also found that watching the patches come in will give you a feel for
> what is happening. Not only do you see the actual code, but you can watch
> the experts talk about it. You can read through the code and then watch as
> the server behaves differently. It's pretty amazing.
>
> --
> Jonathan Gardner
> jgardner@jonathangardner.net
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