We created DatabaseStory to highlight the people behind databases and distributed systems. We believe database engineers, contributors, and builders are still not visible enough, even though they shape a huge part of modern software.
Why this project exists
A lot of the database world is discussed through products, benchmarks, distributed systems, and architecture choices. What often gets lost is the human side: the people doing the work, making tradeoffs, contributing upstream, debugging difficult systems, and building the tools everyone else depends on.
DatabaseStory exists to put those people in front. Through interviews, notes, and conversations, we want to document their paths, their decisions, and the way they think about systems.
What we want to build
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We want to create a place where readers can discover the people behind databases, learn from their careers, and better understand the craft behind infrastructure and data systems.
Over time, that means more interviews, more written conversations, and a sharper editorial point of view around databases, distributed systems, and the engineers behind them.
Who is behind DatabaseStory
DatabaseStory is made by Eren Turkoglu and Mathéo Delbarre, with the simple intention of giving more visibility to people working around databases and the ecosystem around them.
Credits
The project also draws inspiration from the editorial work of The Consensus by Phil Eaton .