The Golden Trunk 2023 Award: My Playful Ode to Bloggers

I'm excited to announce that the first-ever "Golden Trunk" award goes to Hans-Jürgen Schönig for his fantastic blog post titled "PostgreSQL ERROR: permission denied for schema public." In this helpful piece, Hans-Jürgen talks about a significant change in how PostgreSQL 15 handles permissions for the public schema. He goes beyond technical, warning us about potential issues when putting our applications out there and giving some smart tips on what to do. Congratulations to Hans-Jürgen Schönig for winning the first "Golden Trunk" award. Your work is a real asset to the PostgreSQL community! 👏

A big shoutout to Laurenz Albe for snagging the second "Golden Trunk 2023" award with his awesome blog post titled "UUID, serial or identity columns for PostgreSQL auto-generated primary keys?" Laurenz dives into a common database puzzle: what to use for auto-generated primary keys – UUID, serial, or identity columns? His blog doesn't just ask the question; it gives us solid recommendations on how to decide! It's like having a friendly guide to help you pick the right tool for the job. Laurenz, your blog is a gem for anyone navigating the world of PostgreSQL, and it's a well-deserved win for the "Golden Trunk" award! Cheers to you! 🎉

A big round of applause for Ants Aasma, clinching the third "Golden Trunk 2023" award with his awesome blog, "Faceting large result sets in PostgreSQL." Now, what's faceting? Well, those super helpful boxes you see while online shopping that help you narrow your search – like picking a color or size. Ants explains faceting and dives into how to make it work in your environment. Plus, he wowed us with a talk at pgconf.eu 2023 and even earned a special shoutout from Lukas Fittl for his excellent work on fast counting across large datasets. Ants, your expertise makes PostgreSQL even cooler, and this "Golden Trunk" is a big high-five to you! 🌟👏

Let's cheer Bernd Helmle for snagging the fourth award with his insightful article, "Huge Pages and PostgreSQL." You might be scratching your head about huge pages, but Bernd breaks it down for us. He describes all the nitty-gritty details about PostgreSQL and Huge Pages on Linux. Kudos to Bernd Helmle on this well-deserved "Golden Trunk 2023" win! 🎉👏

A massive shoutout to the fantastic group of authors and hosts who make up the PGSQL Phriday series – our well-deserved recipients of the last award! I was honored to be a December host with an invitation blog post, "PGSQL Phriday #014: PostgreSQL Events". The engagement was phenomenal, with 12 awesome replies. But this award isn't for me! It's for every author and host who poured their expertise and passion into the PGSQL Phriday series throughout 2023. A special round of applause goes to Ryan Booz for orchestrating this brilliant initiative. You all are shining stars in the PostgreSQL galaxy, and this "Golden Trunk" is a collective high-five to each one of you! 🌟👏