Simon Riggs, a key developer in the PostgreSQL project, tragically passed away on March 26th due to a plane crash in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
Riggs was instrumental in developing several organizational features in PostgreSQL, such as point-in-time recovery, hot standby, and synchronous replication. He founded 2ndQuadrant, which later merged with EnterpriseDB, a major PostgreSQL support vendor today.
Even after retiring, Riggs continued his work within PostgreSQL as a Postgres Fellow and delivered keynote speeches at PostgreSQL Europe events in 2023.
The PostgreSQL project extends its condolences to Riggs’ family and friends for their loss.
TLDR: Simon Riggs, a key developer in PostgreSQL, passed away due to a plane crash. He made significant contributions to the project and will be dearly missed.
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