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Fun anecdote; a couple years ago I started writing a Kafka alternative in C++ with a friend. I got pretty far, but abandoned the project. We called it `tubercu

by lionkor 11mo ago

Fun anecdote; a couple years ago I started writing a Kafka alternative in C++ with a friend. I got pretty far, but abandoned the project. We called it `tuberculosis`, or `tube` for short; of course, that is what killed Kafka.

sgt 11mo ago
Imagine talking to your clients about tech stacks and "we're running tuberculosis" comes up... while people are dying from it.
- lionkor 11mo ago
  You just say "well, the alternative was Kafka" and they'd surely get it. Or not. Either way we imagined it to be hilarious.
  - ramses0 11mo ago
    t10s, pronounced "tíos" or a stuttering "t- tents" on your geo. :-D
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kylecazar 11mo ago
"Consumption" works too :) Assuming topics are consumed in your version, a la Kafka.
dbacar 11mo ago
Is it me or is this analogy a bit too dark/insensitive?