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Writing safe PostgreSQL extensions in Rust: a practical guide

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PostgreSQL's extensibility is legendary, and a revolution is brewing: Rust is emerging as the new gold standard for writing robust, performant database extensions, with the promise to make them safer, faster, and more maintainable than ever before. In this hands-on session, we'll discover the PGRX framework through 4 practical examples showcasing: Memory safety guarantees A fully managed development environment Access to Rust's vast ecosystem of libraries Seamless PostgreSQL integration Based on

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