Rob Emanuele

Principal engineer at Microsoft working on Azure developer experience and generative AI tooling for Postgres; co-creator of the Microsoft VS Code extension for PostgreSQL and former geospatial architect on the Microsoft Planetary Computer.

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Nov 7, 2025 • 1h 19min

Building a dev experience for Postgres in VS Code with Rob Emanuele

In this engaging discussion, Rob Emanuele, a principal engineer at Microsoft and co-creator of the VS Code extension for PostgreSQL, shares his unique journey from music to software development. He dives into the challenges of using Postgres at planetary scale with the Microsoft Planetary Computer and reveals his insights into GitHub Copilot's role in modern coding. From thoughts on agent-driven workflows to the importance of feedback in building tools, Rob also highlights how creativity in music influences his engineering approach.

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