> Why is it faster? Is it algorithmic, or some neat trick, or just a much more efficient implementation? Scylla is written in C++ (versus Java for Cassandra) a

> Why is it faster? Is it algorithmic, or some neat trick, or just a much more efficient implementation? Scylla is written in C++ (versus Java for Cassandra) and uses the high-performance Seastar[0] framework. > And are they closely equivalent? Would you use one or the other for the same thing, or do they make different CAP promises? Scylla claims to be a drop-in replacement for Cassandra. 0. http://seastar.io/ http://seastar.io/