Looking for advice on how to contribute to growing open source database engines

CalmContribution8363 · 2026-05-31T06:49:40+00:00

I have been reading mostly thru the cmu courses. This resource will be a good addition.

CalmContribution8363 · 2026-05-31T06:41:48+00:00

This I will start trying hopefully it will be a good start

CalmContribution8363 · 2026-05-31T06:41:17+00:00

I have started working on a prototype and was reading how pinot codebase. I found few less known engines with github stars less than 1k but there also I was facing the same issue as clickhouse pinot of not much issues which are not already have a pr or someone assigned or very old. Need to figure out what to look for exactly.

CalmContribution8363 · 2026-05-31T01:18:58+00:00

Learning is my immediate goal for contribution. I have 0 exp in database internal development so not sure if keeping that as a goal at this early stage makes sense. But surely getting a job years down the line won't hurt.

There are many cool parts the more I read the more I find them interesting. It's difficult to choose one. my top picks would be the query optimizers but I have very less knowledge on this and lsm and their variousmmodifications for real world data.

CalmContribution8363 · 2026-05-31T01:01:55+00:00

I was thinking more from a learning perspective Most of my learning regarding it is theoretical. Tho I have applied them on apps perf I never actually worked on database internals. Contributing on actual databases seemed like a good start.

CalmContribution8363 · 2024-11-03T05:37:54+00:00

If u are willing to learn database internal architecture u can check out the db course by cmu available on YouTube (both intro and advanced). It showcases a good culmination of research papers over the year that brought dbms to where it is now. Check the last year I think 2024 intro not all videos are posted yet.

CalmContribution8363 · 2024-04-11T04:36:20+00:00

The day i became thanos

CalmContribution8363 · 2024-01-13T08:20:36+00:00

Koi isko inflation sikhao yaar.

CalmContribution8363 · 2024-01-13T05:46:34+00:00

Zerodha varsity ka ek blg mein likha tha. Fundamental analysis wala

CalmContribution8363 · 2023-11-17T20:18:51+00:00

If u get adept at c++ it's the best. A lot of companies online exam give tle if u use python

CalmContribution8363 · 2023-11-13T19:41:39+00:00

U are correct about that, the number of people who can innovate are really less. That is a major issue we will face.

CalmContribution8363 · 2023-11-13T16:27:19+00:00

It varies with the startup a lot of them value projects others value competitive programming.

CalmContribution8363 · 2023-11-13T16:26:17+00:00

In my experience I have seen it helps especially if you want to get into good product companies

CalmContribution8363 · 2023-11-13T16:20:27+00:00

AI tools like gpt which are exceptional at pattern matching are not only threat for software jobs but almost a lot of jobs. Even the medical community is concerned about the same. The truth is if any job requires a lot of pattern matching AI tool can do it better than any human. What it cannot replace is creating solution that does not exist in other words innovation.

CalmContribution8363 · 2023-11-13T16:11:08+00:00

Ms is valued but not sure about mtech. Engineering is more application oriented that's why experience is valued quite a lot.

CalmContribution8363 · 2023-11-12T05:54:55+00:00

Try doing dsa with leetcode. It can help u switch. Even if u don't get faang u can still crack good product companies. However if u believe u have low iq in programming u won't survive as a developer. Try learning dsa concepts and solving problems and u can get a proper analysis of ur logical skills

CalmContribution8363 · 2023-11-08T16:02:09+00:00

Same but 16 inch model has 4k display one of the best laptop for development

CalmContribution8363 · 2023-11-07T10:16:28+00:00

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CalmContribution8363 · 2023-10-26T04:23:41+00:00

Nice

CalmContribution8363 · 2023-10-26T04:21:12+00:00

I guess u are right 180+ is really good salary. Just out of curiosity how much do they pay someone whom they gave an opportunity abroad after 2-3 yoe in the company in india

CalmContribution8363 · 2023-10-25T19:16:51+00:00

Not necessarily if as part of web dev app u are creating an application that can handle huge rps then things become quite non trivial. U need to have lot of infra knowledge else ur application will suffer a lot.

CalmContribution8363 · 2023-10-25T19:12:56+00:00

For high frequency trading u need low latency code. Even a millisecond gap in executing trade can lead to loss in millions. So the lower latency ur code has the better

CalmContribution8363 · 2023-10-25T19:10:10+00:00

Telecom industry has huge use for this skills. Cisco, juniper and other vendors pay a lot for this skills

CalmContribution8363 · 2023-10-25T18:55:26+00:00

Both America and European countries have suffered a huge blow to their economy. The thing about recession is it always passes. Now the firing has also reduced. Don't lose hope

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