Milly Leadley's posts

Choosing the right Postgres indexes

Indexes can dramatically boost your database performance, but knowing when to use them isn’t always obvious. This blog covers what indexes are, when to use them, how to choose the right type, and tips for spotting missing ones. Whether you're optimizing queries, enforcing uniqueness, or improving sorting, you'll learn how to fine-tune your indexing strategy without overcomplicating it.

Lessons learned from building our first AI product

If you're thinking of adding AI to your product, this is everything you should know in advance.

3 common pitfalls of post-mortems

Reasons why a post-mortem might not deliver the value it deserves.

What I learned from leading my first incident

Why it's possible to lead when you're the most inexperienced person in the room, and why you should do it.