Category: Contributions
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How to Succeed in the MariaDB Python Hackathon, Bangalore
Last Friday, we hosted an Ask Me Anything session with HackerEarth – and we promised to share the same insights here in written form. So here it is: your guide to success in the MariaDB Python Hackathon!
A Great Idea Is Only the Beginning
A brilliant idea submission is just the start. The real work lies in the development — and that’s exactly what’s happening this month.
We want you to succeed. Success can mean that your hackathon contribution is […]
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Top ideas in the MariaDB-Python hackathon
As we blogged last week, the ideation phase of the MariaDB-Python hackathon ended with a heap of ideas. Due to the sheer mass, we had a tough time evaluating suitable ideas and teams for the development phase.
Now that we have proceeded to the development phase, we are really looking forward to seeing all short-listed ideas materialize to code! Let’s take a look at a few ideas from each track that stood out of the crowd.
A short recap: the […]
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MariaDB Bangalore Hackathon: Ideation Phase Closing
The final days are here for the Foundation’s first large-scale hackathon, the MariaDB Python Hackathon we’re organising in partnership with BangPypers (the Bangalore Python Meetup, a group with about 14,000 members) and HackerEarth (a Hackathon organiser). Do come with your final submissions of ideas at mariadb-python.hackerearth.com within the next two days – in October, it’s development time!
The magnitude is new for MariaDB Foundation
Already, we’re quite proud of the results. Last Wednesday, I reported to the MariaDB Foundation Board […]
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The Onion framework – a new approach to Buildbot configuration
A framework that doesn’t make you cry.
Stay tuned to learn how you can get involved and contribute to the project!
If you don’t known what Buildbot is and what benefits it brings to MariaDB please check out this this quick introduction.
🤔 Just, why?
Over the years, the Buildbot project within MariaDB has undergone numerous transformations, constantly shaped by the requirements it needed to meet.
When I joined MariaDB in 2024, I was initially a bit overwhelmed by the […]
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This Month in MariaDB Foundation: August 2025
August may have been a holiday month for many, but the MariaDB community certainly didn’t take a break. From Amsterdam to Bengaluru, from deep technical dives to festive dinners, August brought us fresh insights, new collaborations, and plenty of reasons to be excited about the road ahead.
Community Interaction at Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit in Amsterdam
MariaDB Foundation proudly joined the Open Source Summit in Amsterdam, hosted by the Linux Foundation (LF OSS). Alongside me, Vlad Radu represented the […]
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🚀 Build the Future with Python & MariaDB – Win $10,000 and Dinner with the MySQL & MariaDB Founder!
Imagine hacking your way to $10,000 in prizes (sponsored by MariaDB plc) – and topping it off with an exclusive dinner in Finland with Monty Widenius, the legendary creator of MySQL and MariaDB. Sounds unreal? That’s exactly what’s at stake in the upcoming MariaDB-Python Hackathon.
Why Join?
This isn’t just another hackathon. It’s your chance to:
The Challenge
Two tracks, endless possibilities:
Why Now?
MariaDB has always been about empowering developers. With Python as the glue for AI, data, and […]
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Deep dive into Clang sanitizer testing with MariaDB (Post Event)
Earlier I posted that this presentation was about to happen, and it did! I presented to a keen audience of over 20 people live, and number who watched later (it was in a rather early US time, however attracted a number of attendees from Europe, India, Thailand all the way to east of Australia at UTC+10:30.
Below is the video, and the slide outline is available.
The journey to this presentation began as a request to update our Clang version […]
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Bringing Oracle’s Associative Arrays to MariaDB
One of the standout features of Oracle PL/SQL is the associative array — a versatile and efficient in-memory data structure that developers rely on for fast temporary lookups, streamlined batch processing, and dynamic report generation.
With the MariaDB 12.1 preview release, we’re excited to announce that associative arrays have landed in MariaDB as part of our growing set of Oracle compatibility features. This milestone, tracked under MDEV-34319, brings Oracle-style associative arrays into the MariaDB procedural language — complete with native […]