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#385 RESTing on Postgres
May 27, 2024
Topics covered in this podcast include PostgresREST, Python async IO, and Python regular expressions. PostgresREST creates RESTful APIs from PostgreSQL databases efficiently. Python async IO mechanics are explored in detail, along with a discussion on parallel programming and Bend. Additionally, Python tools and educational platforms including a book on regular expressions are discussed.
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- PostgREST automates REST API creation from PostgreSQL, improving speed and security.
- Jacob Padilla's article demystifies Python asyncio through a detailed tutorial.
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PostgREST: Web Front-end for Databases
PostgREST is a web server for databases that exposes tables as endpoints for HTTP queries without much API work. It runs automatically and provides a restricted API, suitable for quick database exposure. It leverages Haskell, ensuring performance with 2000 requests/sec on Heroku's free tier, and focuses on delegating work to the database.
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