How to Contribute to the PostgreSQL Documentation
October 20–23
Have you ever struggled to figure out how something in Postgres works, or why it is the way it is? Maybe you found a few relevant references in the documentation; more likely you spent some time experimenting and asking questions until your understanding was complete and your curiosity was satisfied. Now what?
How about contributing that understanding to the PostgreSQL documentation? Help those who come after enjoy a clearer path to insight, without the need to trudge the same journey as you.
Sound daunting? It's not so bad, I promise!
Drawing on my experience documenting the differing behaviors of the two modes of jsonpath behavior, this talk will look at:
- How the PostgreSQL project maintains its documentation
- How to figure out what bits correspond to what appears on the web site
- The tools and practices you need to successfully improve the docs
- The path to getting your docs merged and released
Come with curiosity and a basic comfort with a text editor and the command-line. Leave with the goal to become an official contributor to the project.
