Event Proposals

7 proposals

1. Proposed

   Backup Freshness Lab: Know Whether Yesterday's Data Can Actually Be Restored

   Measure backup age, restore time, corruption risk, and the gap between policy and reality.

   Difficulty: Mixed Duration: 2 hours Target date: November 30, 2026 #backups#databases#recovery
2. Proposed

   Database Locking Fundamentals: Queries, Transactions, and Wait Diagnostics

   A practical two-hour session on Database Locking Fundamentals, focused on Queries, Transactions, and Wait Diagnostics. Attendees work through concrete engineering tradeoffs, review examples, and leave with a checklist they can apply in real team projects.

   Difficulty: Intro Duration: 2 hours Target date: July 12, 2026 #databases#locks#sql
3. Proposed

   From Click to Query Plan: Trace One Slow Web Request

   A full-stack performance lab tracing one slow user action from browser timing to database query plan.

   Difficulty: Intermediate Duration: 2 hours Target date: July 17, 2026 #databases#performance#tracing#web-development
4. Proposed

   Postgres Indexing Practice: Explain Plans, Selectivity, and Query Latency

   A practical two-hour session on Postgres Indexing Practice, focused on Explain Plans, Selectivity, and Query Latency. Attendees work through concrete engineering tradeoffs, review examples, and leave with a checklist they can apply in real team projects.

   Difficulty: Intermediate Duration: 2 hours Target date: June 28, 2026 #databases#indexes#postgres#sql
5. Proposed

   SQL Joins, Indexes, and Query Plans for Beginners

   A practical database session focused on writing readable queries and understanding why some queries are slow.

   Difficulty: Intro Duration: 2 hours Target date: September 18, 2026 #data-science#databases#fundamentals#sql
6. Proposed

   The Backup Restore Trial: Prove Your Recovery Plan Actually Works

   A recovery drill where the win condition is a restored service, not a comforting backup policy.

   Difficulty: Mixed Duration: 2 hours Target date: July 23, 2026 #backup#databases#disaster-recovery
7. Proposed

   Zero-Downtime Schema Migrations: Expand, Backfill, Contract, and Verify

   A practical two-hour session on Zero-Downtime Schema Migrations, focused on Expand, Backfill, Contract, and Verify. Attendees work through concrete engineering tradeoffs, review examples, and leave with a checklist they can apply in real team projects.

   Difficulty: Intermediate Duration: 2 hours Target date: December 23, 2026 #backend#databases#migrations