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> Once you have fast random access, it's data structures and algorithms: forget the database cruft. I mean, yeah, but in practice you have to provide ACID or o
by petalmind 2y ago
> Once you have fast random access, it's data structures and algorithms: forget the database cruft.
I mean, yeah, but in practice you have to provide ACID or other invariants, you have to provide distributed processing and storage, you have to provide replication etc., etc.
Also, "once you have fast random access" sounds like "once you have gajillion dollars". I too want a pony!
- kazinator 2y agoSystems which handle everything in memory can also be distributed and be required to provide consistency guarantees. "Once you have fast random access" happens just from moving up a step in the memory hierarchy; that's what I mean.