Weeknotes 2026.05
Posted on So 01 Februar 2026 in Blog
There was another farewell party this week. Some former colleagues came too. It felt a bit like a class reunion.
I felt like I was completely left out in the cold on one project. That is a very unpleasant feeling. And made me think a lot. Does it make sense to work under such conditions?
It was definitely not an easy week. Hopefully the next week will be better.
Content:
Story of the week
In this story of the week Sylvain Kerkour takes a look at Turso. Turso is a SQLite rewrite in Rust and is approaching version 1.0.
Deep dive into Turso, the "SQLite rewrite in Rust"
Postgres and the world of data
Buffers
Radim Marek has written about buffers in Postgres.
Introduction to Buffers in PostgreSQL
High Availability
Lætitia Avrot has written about high availability in Postgres.
Why Your HA Architecture is a Lie (And That's Okay)
Migration Bug
Deepak Mahto has written about a migration bug between Oracle and Postgres.
Same SQL, Different Results: A Subtle Oracle vs PostgreSQL Migration Bug
Timeouts
A blog post about timeouts in Postgres was published by DataCloudGaze.
PostgreSQL Timeout Parameters: Your Database’s Self-Defense System
Postgres Release Monitor
Security and Privacy
Digital Sovereignty
France wants to use Visio as a web conference plattform across all government plattforms by 2027.
France to ditch US platforms Microsoft Teams, Zoom for ‘sovereign platform’ citing security concerns
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has written Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native for The Reg. He makes some good points, but I think it is still a way to go for European Cloud providers.
Juhan Lepassaar, the executive director of the EU's Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) said the agency is not catching up, because they need more staff:
“Doubling the capacity is the absolute minimum."
‘We’re losing massively’: EU cyber chief warns Europe’s defenses lag
AI and security
A former Google engineer has been convicted of stealing AI secrets.
Ex-Googler nailed for stealing AI secrets for Chinese startups.
And the interim director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency used ChatGPT for sensitive information.
Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT.
Data breach ticker
- Nike investigates data breach after extortion gang leaks files
- Match Group breach exposes data from Hinge, Tinder, OkCupid, and Match
- France fines unemployment agency €5 million over data breach
- Thousands more Oregon residents learn their health data was stolen in TriZetto breach
AI
Back to writing code by hand
Mo Bitar has written about a two-year-journey using vibe coding. After the two years he described his code base:
It was pure, unadulterated slop.
And the reason he is back to writing by hand.
After two years of vibecoding, I'm back to writing by hand
Around the world
MapLibre Tile
MapLibre has announced a new vector tile format: MapLibre Tile (MLT). MLT should be very efficient for modern workloads.
Announcing MapLibre Tile: a modern and efficient vector tile format
North Sea wind farms
This could be a huge game changer. 10 countries signed the Hamburg Declaration to deliver 100GW of joint offshore wind projects.
‘Off the fossil fuel rollercoaster’: 10 European countries pledge €9.5bn for North Sea wind projects
CERN
CERN and the French town of Ferney-Voltaie are using the heat from the accelerator to power the district heating system.
CERN supercollider gets sustainable side hustle heating local homes