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Comparing Redis to SQL is kinda off topic. Sure you can replace the one with the other but then we are talking about completely different concepts aren't we? W
by ckbkr10 9mo ago
Comparing Redis to SQL is kinda off topic. Sure you can replace the one with the other but then we are talking about completely different concepts aren't we?
When all we are talking about is "good enough" the bar is set at a whole different level.
- croes 9mo agoMaybe Redis is just overkill
- touisteur 9mo agoI wish you'd have expanded on that. I almost always learn about some interesting lower-level tech through people trying to avoid a full-featured heavy-for-their-use-case tool or system.
- zihotki 9mo agoWe're talking about business challenges/features which can be solved by using either of the solutions and analyzing pros/cons. It's not like Redis is bad, but sometimes it's an over-engineered solution and too costly
- michaelbuckbee 9mo agoI wrote this article about migrating from Redis to SQLite for a particular scenario and the tradeoffs involved. To be clear, I think the most important thing is understanding the performance characteristics of each technology enough that you can make good choices for your particular scenario. https://wafris.org/blog/rearchitecting-for-sqlite https://wafris.org/blog/rearchitecting-for-sqlite
- hahahahhaah 9mo agoWell they move from one thing not designed for queues to another not designed for queues. Maybe use a queue!