Just Use Postgres!
The modern book on the breadth and depth of Postgres capabilities.
Discover or rediscover Postgres as a modern, general-purpose database that can be used not only by traditional transactional applications, but can also easily handle time-series, geospatial, document, full-text search, generative AI, analytical, and other types of workloads.
This book walks you through the depth and breadth of Postgres capabilities in a practical manner. Think of every chapter as a dedicated, hands-on developer guide that lets you study specific capabilities in action.
What this book covers
A broad range of core and extended Postgres capabilities.
- Core relational capabilities and concepts
- Modern SQL including window functions and CTEs
- Full-text search and JSON
- Generative AI, geospatial, and time-series workloads
- Message queues and event-driven architectures
- Various index types including B-tree, GIN, GiST, HNSW, and more
Who is this book for
Application developers, software engineers, and architects who know the basics of SQL.
Beginners
Learn Postgres from scratch with practical, hands-on examples that build your understanding step by step.
Experienced Users
Discover capabilities you may not be aware of and deepen your knowledge of familiar features.
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