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According to this comment[1], redis is mostly contributions from other people. I find it pretty outrageous when I contribute code to something if the end goal i

According to this comment[1], redis is mostly contributions from other people. I find it pretty outrageous when I contribute code to something if the end goal is to succeed from contributions like mine in taking away the platform I was using and making a monopoly lock in on my preferred solution to my needs like Oracle. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39862021 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39862021

alephnerd 3y ago
The largest contributors to Redis are either employed by Redis Labs or by major customers of Redis Labs - at least based on contribution statistics. The beauty of software is you can always choose something else.
- bennyhill 3y ago
  At the top of the software stack it is a horror that everyone bellow you can always choose something else. Stand on your own two feet and achieve nothing or invest knowing your investments may be canceled by politics, monetization, etc. I.e. if there is too much fragments in redis alternatives, whatever skills or contributions you made you can't use in any organization because they will avoid all redis like solutions.
  - alephnerd 3y ago
    It is the job of senior Engineering leadership to take these considerations into account. Some decide to purchase, others decide to build in house, and others yet decide to design in an agnostic manner. Software is a tool used to build products. We can nerd out about a hammer all we want, but if you aren't a hammer manufacturer, a major hammer buyer, or someone who has critically contributed to the R&D of the entire hammer industry, your opinions are basically useless. I personally don't care what hammer is used so long as my house is built. If this truly irks you, you absolutely should create an alternative. > I.e. if there is too much fragments in redis alternatives, whatever skills or contributions you made you can't use in any organization because they will avoid all redis like solutions Patently false, as the proliferation of SQL and SQL-esque systems has shown.
    - bennyhill 3y ago
      > Patently false, as the proliferation of SQL and SQL-esque systems has shown No, SQL is a standard that warrants many DB implementations, redia is an implementation that doesn't necessarily deserve standards.
      - alephnerd 3y ago
        Fair point. Let's use the example of MongoDB then, and the proliferation of similar projects like CouchDB, Redis, ArangoDB, etc. This still doesn't invalidate my core thesis.
sieabahlpark 3y ago
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alephnerd 3y ago

The largest contributors to Redis are either employed by Redis Labs or by major customers of Redis Labs - at least based on contribution statistics. The beauty of software is you can always choose something else.

bennyhill 3y ago
At the top of the software stack it is a horror that everyone bellow you can always choose something else. Stand on your own two feet and achieve nothing or invest knowing your investments may be canceled by politics, monetization, etc. I.e. if there is too much fragments in redis alternatives, whatever skills or contributions you made you can't use in any organization because they will avoid all redis like solutions.
- alephnerd 3y ago
  It is the job of senior Engineering leadership to take these considerations into account. Some decide to purchase, others decide to build in house, and others yet decide to design in an agnostic manner. Software is a tool used to build products. We can nerd out about a hammer all we want, but if you aren't a hammer manufacturer, a major hammer buyer, or someone who has critically contributed to the R&D of the entire hammer industry, your opinions are basically useless. I personally don't care what hammer is used so long as my house is built. If this truly irks you, you absolutely should create an alternative. > I.e. if there is too much fragments in redis alternatives, whatever skills or contributions you made you can't use in any organization because they will avoid all redis like solutions Patently false, as the proliferation of SQL and SQL-esque systems has shown.
  - bennyhill 3y ago
    > Patently false, as the proliferation of SQL and SQL-esque systems has shown No, SQL is a standard that warrants many DB implementations, redia is an implementation that doesn't necessarily deserve standards.
    - alephnerd 3y ago
      Fair point. Let's use the example of MongoDB then, and the proliferation of similar projects like CouchDB, Redis, ArangoDB, etc. This still doesn't invalidate my core thesis.

sieabahlpark 3y ago

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