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I usually scoff at "written in.." part of such announcements, because it is a sign that the author is focused on the input ("I wrote this in X") not the output
by xyzelement 3y ago
I usually scoff at "written in.." part of such announcements, because it is a sign that the author is focused on the input ("I wrote this in X") not the output (value the user gets)
In this case though, the blog outlines specific reasons why this had to be in C++ (interoperability w. their C++ codebase) as well as benefits that are separate from the language.
- The_Colonel 3y agoIt's a huge turn-off for me as well, because I interpret it as the main value it's supposed to deliver (which for me is 0 for the most part). Not talking about this specific project, just generally.
- hodgesrm 3y agoIn this case written in C++ is goodness. Also, having it be a variant of ClickHouse server that can run embedded or standalone is quite nice.
- lsofzz 3y ago> author is focused on the input ("I wrote this in X") not the output (value the user gets) Possibly, a lot of us enjoy developing X in Y for the sake of doing so. Not everyone may end up caring about the value that the user gets.