Episode 01 of Season 1

What MariaDB does next

Name: Monty Widenius: What MariaDB does next
Uploaded: 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 10 min
Description: Where MariaDB goes next, what he would never build again, and his advice to a developer starting today.

Monty Widenius, Creator of MySQL and MariaDB

Out 7 Oct 2026 10:00

Premieres 7 Oct 2026

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Monty Widenius wrote MySQL, then forked it into MariaDB when Oracle took over. In ten minutes he lays out the next MariaDB roadmap, the one design decision he would take back, and what he tells developers who are choosing a database in 2026.

Mentioned

MariaDB roadmap and the Foundation
MySQL, Oracle and the alternatives
Advice for a developer starting today