David Stokes

David Stokes is a Technology Evangelist for Percona Corporation, is the author of MySQL & JSON - A Practical Programming Guide, and resides in Texas.

Latest Blog Posts

Learn PostgreSQL and SQL Quickly and Free

Learn PostgreSQL and SQL Quickly and Free...

FerretDB - A Quick Look

There is an old saying that what looks like a duck and quacks like a duck is probably a duck. But what looks like MongoDB and acts like MongoDB could be FerretDB! To greatly simplify the technology b...

The MySQL Workshop Book Review

Good books on MySQL for beginners are rare and excellent ones are even rarer. I often get requests from novices starting with MySQL or intermediates looking to level up on recommendations on books tar...

Earlier Activities

A Quick Guide To Austin For Percona Live 2022 Attendees

Percona Live returns again to Austin May 16th through the 18th will find the city vibrant, charming, and weird. The semi-official motto for the city is ‘Keep Austin Weird’ and during your visit you wi...