Testing applications with Postgres presents a common challenge how do you provide each developer and CI pipeline with isolated, consistent databases to test against? Docker Compose has emerged as the standard solution, offering containerized Postgres instances that can be spun up...

Imagine you’re running a multi terabyte production database in Neon when you accidentally drop a critical table. Ouch. You notice the mistake a few minutes later, during which your high ingestion workload continues pumping new data into the database. How can you recover that drop...

SQLite is genuinely an incredible piece of technology. Instead of having a list of which companies used the database, the SQLite site simply tells you its on every Android phone, every iPhone, in every browser, in every Mac, in every Windows machine. “Billions and billions of cop...

Sometimes you need a Postgres database right now, and you’d like to have it without setting up containers, deploying infra, or creating an account anywhere. Maybe you’re following a tutorial online or testing a quick idea. Enter Instagres—a tool that lets you spin up a fully func...

Mocks for databases are extremely brittle and complicated. – javcasas Mocks in general are rarely worth it, the DB ones 10x so. – pdimitar Was dealing with mocking voodoo garbage this morning as a result of fixing a bug. What a horrible mess just to claim a few lines of “test cov...

We keep expanding our Schema Diff feature, this time adding an API endpoint compare_schema. You can use it in all your Neon projects, including the Free Plan. Schema Diff allows you to easily compare schemas between Neon databases. It was first made available via the Neon Console...

Amazon RDS has long been the default choice for hosting Postgres in AWS. Its reliability makes it a solid pick for many teams—but as workloads evolve, RDS can start becoming a serious bottleneck. Spotting the signs early can save your team time, money, and headaches. Signs of dan...

If you’ve ever worked with Postgres, you’ve probably launched psql at least once. It’s the default database client packaged with the Postgres server. This is a command line application, written in C, and it’s packed with many features such as autocompletion, command history, and ...

1989. The year the Berners Lee proposed the World Wide Web, The Simpsons first premiered, and Taylor Swift was born. Another worldwide phenom was born that year Microsoft SQL Server 1.0. We’ve had 35 years of SQL Server (Microsoft’s version), and if you’ve been invested in the MS...

neon.tech/aurora." > AWS Lambda is pretty awesome. Serverless “Functions as a Service” where you can deploy code without worrying about servers, scaling, or infra. Well, that’s the dream. The reality can be a bit nearer earth, especially when Lambda bumps up against other service...