Gcov in MariaDB

Gcov is a coverage testing tool, used to create better programs. It can show which parts of the codebase are untested. Gcov is located in the same package as gcc. …

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MariaDB Non-Code Contributions by Intel

I’ve mentioned in past blog posts that not every contribution is a code contribution. There are many possible contributions that are valuable, including testing, bug reports, helping the community, etc. …

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MariaDB 11.0 – new optimizer, new major version series

MariaDB Foundation announces the release of MariaDB Server 11.0, an important milestone in the development of MariaDB Server.

Writing User-Defined Functions in Rust

One of the most straightforward ways to add functionality to MariaDB or MySQL server instances is by creating a user-defined function (UDF). These are compiled functions loaded from dynamic binaries that can be much more performant and flexible than what can be written in SQL, providing the same capabilities as builtin functions. …

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Going for a Code of Conduct

It may be long overdue, but based on recent events, we have launched Code of Conduct project at MariaDB Foundation. Our aim is to get your feedback and define a CoC, ideally by end of January, if we see convergence. …

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