As a partial answer, here is the document that outlines the redis philosophy: http://oldblog.antirez.com/post/redis-manifesto.html http://oldblog.antirez.com/po

As a partial answer, here is the document that outlines the redis philosophy: http://oldblog.antirez.com/post/redis-manifesto.html http://oldblog.antirez.com/post/redis-manifesto.html I bet that coming up with this points and having them in mind (even subconsciously) has helped antirez evolve redis in a coherent direction.