Magnus Hagander <mag...@hagander.net> writes: > On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 11:44 PM, Josh Berkus <j...@agliodbs.com> wrote: >> Would certainly be nice. Realistically, getting good automated >> performace tests will require paying someone like Greg S., Mark or me >> for 6 solid months to develop them, since worthwhile open source >> performance test platforms currently don't exist. That money has never >> been available; maybe I should do a kickstarter.
> So in order to get *testing* we need to pay somebody. But to build a great > database server, we can rely on volunteer efforts or sponsorship from > companies who are interested in moving the project forward? And even more to the point, volunteers to reinvent the kernel I/O stack can be found on every street corner? And those volunteers won't need any test scaffolding to be sure that *their* version never has performance regressions? (Well, no, they won't, because no such thing will ever be built. But we do need better test scaffolding for real problems.) regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers