PostgreSQL Meetup- zoom version!

Dear Chicago PUG members,

This is a Zoom version of our February meetup.

Please note that we converted online meetups to webinar format to eliminate disruption to our live stream. That means that all attendees will be muted upon entrance, and Q&A will be enabled after the presentation. For a live event, please RSVP here.

Please RSVP to this event only if you are attending virtually.

Please note that the live stream will start at 6 PM, while the in-person event will start at 5-30.

Event Details:

Come to listen to a talk from the local developers' community! Those of you who have known me for a while are aware of my special relationships with the Rails community, as well as my anti-elasticsearch stanza, and can fully understand my excitement about the upcoming meetup!

Steve Zelaznik from The Gnar Company will present a talk:

Postgres Full Text Search (Why You Don't Need Elasticsearch)

Talk Abstract:

Everyone uses ElasticSearch for full-text search, regardless of what DBMS they are using, but is it always the right tool? In this presentation, I will demonstrate that there are multiple ways to achieve the same results using PG native tools: full-text search, trigrams, GIN, and Gist indices. As a Ruby on Rails developer, I’ve built Postgres full text search for multiple client websites. I’ll share some tips to make Postgres's search rollout and maintenance as smooth as possible.

About the Speaker:

Steve has been a full stack software engineer for 10 years, and, before that, actuary and derivatives analyst. PostgreSQL has been a daily staple of his work in both careers.

Agenda:

6:00 - 6:15 - Hettie D: PG Day ChicagoPlus updates
6:15 - 7:00 - Steve Zelaznik: Postgres Full Text Search (Why You Don't Need Elasticsearch)
7:00 - 8:15 - QA and networking

As usual, I hope to see as many of you as possible in person, but if not, please join us virtually!

Hettie Dombrovskaya,
Chicago PUG Local Organizer