With something like RethinkDB though, you're relying on it in production. With a compatibility layer or a game, you're just toying around, trying to make it ru

With something like RethinkDB though, you're relying on it in production. With a compatibility layer or a game, you're just toying around, trying to make it run something. If it works - awesome, if it doesn't, you're not losing money over it. I think there's a substantial difference here.