November 2022 Summaries

The first-ever Neon Developer Days will be held from December 6th to 8th, 2022. This virtual event aims to help developers build better applications with Serverless Postgres. Since its introduction in June 2022, Neon has been working closely with the Postgres and developer communities to address common challenges in modern application development. The event will feature presentations on new developments and partnerships within the community.

Neon is hosting its first-ever Developer Days from December 6th to 8th, 2022, offering a virtual platform for developers to enhance their knowledge and skills with Serverless Postgres. Since its introduction in June 2022 as a fully managed cloud-based solution, Neon has collaborated with the Postgres and developer communities to tackle the challenges of modern application development. The event aims to continue this collaborative effort by showcasing innovations and providing insights into building better applications using Serverless Postgres. The announcement, made by Senior Developer Advocate Raouf Chebri, encourages participants to register and join the event to explore the capabilities of Neon.

Neon Storage now supports PostgreSQL 15, a significant improvement for developers who want to use multiple versions of the same C library simultaneously. To achieve this, Neon uses Rust and the bindgen crate to generate code from C headers, allowing it to handle different PostgreSQL versions without code duplication. The storage engine accepts Postgres write-ahead-log (WAL), digests it, and turns it into Postgres data pages, with version-specific modules generated using bindgen for each supported PostgreSQL version. Neon's architecture consists of compute nodes backed by the Neon storage engine, which is implemented in Rust and requires minimal patches to PostgreSQL code for support of multiple versions.

Neon has integrated support for PostgreSQL 15 into its storage system using Rust, allowing users to choose between PostgreSQL versions 14 and 15 when creating a Neon project. The integration involves using the Rust crate bindgen to generate Rust code from PostgreSQL's C headers, enabling the management of various PostgreSQL versions without code duplication. This process requires generating version-specific bindings for each PostgreSQL version and encapsulating them in separate submodules, which are accessed through functions that accept the version as a parameter. The approach ensures minimal changes to the existing codebase and simplifies the maintenance of PostgreSQL patches. Neon plans to expand support for more PostgreSQL extensions in future updates, encouraging community involvement through its online platform.

October has been a productive month for Neon, with improvements in query performance for larger databases and support added for PostgreSQL15. The company also partnered with Hasura, resulting in over a thousand developers creating Neon projects. Additionally, new extensions such as plv8 and h3_pg were introduced, while support for PostGIS was added earlier in September. Community highlights include talks by co-founder Heikki Linnakangas and CEO Nikita Shamgunov, as well as a presence at the PGConf Europe event in Berlin. Neon also offers migration assistance from Heroku to its platform.

In October 2022, Neon made significant strides by enhancing query performance for larger databases, integrating support for PostgreSQL 15, and forming a successful partnership with Hasura to enable the creation of GraphQL APIs using Neon’s Serverless Postgres. This collaboration saw over a thousand developers initiate projects on Neon. Additionally, Neon expanded its capabilities by adding new extensions such as plv8 and h3_pg, further enriching its ecosystem. The company actively engaged with the community through various platforms, including a presentation at PGConf Europe and media appearances by its co-founder and CEO. Neon also provided resources for migrating data from Heroku PostgreSQL, encouraging users to explore these new features and community engagements.