Re: [DOC] Introducing Quick Start Guide to PL/pgSQL and PL/Python Documentation

On 19.12.23 17:26, Ishaan Adarsh wrote:
> Subject: Clarification on the Purpose of the Patch
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> The intention was to address the challenge faced by newcomers in
> understanding how to write an extension for PostgreSQL. The existing
> documentation, while comprehensive, lacks a consolidated and
> easy-to-follow tutorial that serves as a quick start guide. The goal was
> to create a beginner-friendly resource that assumes only knowledge of
> Postgres and the target language, making it accessible for new
> contributors because the barrier for entry is prohibitive for new
> contributors. There are various third-party blog posts focusing on
> different areas, and sometimes contradictory.

Have you seen this:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/extend-extensions.html#EXTEND-EXTENSIONS-EXAMPLE

Maybe that could be extended/modified/simplified?

> Specifically:
> 1. The new section titled "Quick Start Guide" aims to provide
> step-by-step instructions for users to get started with writing
> extensions in PL/pgSQL and PL/Python.

What's confusing here is writing an extension in a PL language is not a
normal use case I'd say.  The normal use case involves some C code.