It is known, but not widely used outside of embedded programming. The fact that they’re using it while writing a database when they didn’t need to makes people

It is known, but not widely used outside of embedded programming. The fact that they’re using it while writing a database when they didn’t need to makes people sit up and notice. So why did they make this conscious choice? It’s tempting to cut people down to size, but I don’t think it’s warranted here. I think TigerBeetle have created something remarkable and their approach to programming is how they’ve created it.