Matt McFarland
Principal Software Engineer @ Microsoft
Matt is a software engineer with over a decade of experience using PostgreSQL in application development. He was a lead engineer on the Microsoft Planetary Computer, a global open geospatial data platform powered by PostgreSQL and collaborates on pgstac, a tool for managing standards-based geospatial metadata in PostgreSQL. He is currently leading development of Microsoft's PostgreSQL extension for VS Code.
POSETTE 2025 Talk
PostgreSQL in VS Code: A Better Way to Work with Your Database
VS Code is a widely used development environment, and PostgreSQL is a leading database—but how well do they work together? This session explores the tools and workflows that make managing PostgreSQL inside VS Code more efficient, helping you stay focused without unnecessary context switching.
Whether you're working with local databases, running applications on cloud VMs, or using a managed PostgreSQL service, see how VS Code can simplify your database workflow. Learn how to execute queries, browse databases, and use schema-aware autocomplete—all within your existing development environment.
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