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> Should we use Redis or Memcached? Couldn't they have used an example aimed at a broader audience? I'm in IT but even I barely know what Redis or Memcached i

by amelius 6mo ago

> Should we use Redis or Memcached? Couldn't they have used an example aimed at a broader audience? I'm in IT but even I barely know what Redis or Memcached is about (never used either).

0x696C6961 6mo ago
90% of people here know what those are.
- AlecSchueler 6mo ago
  And with a more broadly applicable example we could share the link with friends, family and coworkers who aren't on HN.
  - amelius 6mo ago
    Yes that was exactly my point :)
  - u_fucking_dork 6mo ago
    But then it wouldn’t have tickled the HN reader quite the same way and wouldn’t have gotten voted to the top. This doesn’t even need to be a website at all. This is pure slop designed in a pig lab for HN trough.
    - Arainach 6mo ago
      > This doesn’t even need to be a website at all It does, because it allows for quickly sharing a prepared response instead of saying the same thing over and over. It also works because the kind of person this link gets sent to is already used to trusting random websites over their human interactions.
- deleted 6mo ago
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- Mezzie 6mo ago
  And if we don't (like me), I think it can be assumed that we can find out. A basic search tells me they're both ways to speed up applications/projects through memory management and storing of the memory/data in RAM. So the person in the article is asking a co-worker their opinion on which tool they should use for optimization/performance in their project, which is why an LLM response is less helpful than his co-worker's actual thoughts: comparisons of technical tools at a high or feature level are pretty easy to find and the decision of which to use often boils down to project specific variables, so what the author is asking of the co-worker relies on the co-worker's knowledge of their specific project. I could also probably explain this just fine to non-tech people. It wouldn't be the most complete or technically accurate explanation, but it would be fine. Most people write based on their experience and culture.
- gitaarik 6mo ago
  How do YOU know?
tailscaler2026 6mo ago
I don't think redis existed back when this industry was called IT
- amelius 6mo ago
  I still think IT is more descriptive than Tech. And the doctors at the hospital where I work still call us the "IT people".
  - YurgenJurgensen 6mo ago
    Fire is ‘tech’, the wheel is ‘tech’. People using ‘tech’ when they mean ‘computers’ or ‘software’ needs to stop.
rsynnott 6mo ago
I mean, they're not exactly obscure. And if you're curious you can just read the wikipedia pages (or ask a magic robot, I suppose, if you _must_). What universal example that everyone would know were you thinking of?

by amelius 6mo ago

> Should we use Redis or Memcached? Couldn't they have used an example aimed at a broader audience? I'm in IT but even I barely know what Redis or Memcached is about (never used either).

0x696C6961 6mo ago

90% of people here know what those are.

AlecSchueler 6mo ago
And with a more broadly applicable example we could share the link with friends, family and coworkers who aren't on HN.
- amelius 6mo ago
  Yes that was exactly my point :)
- u_fucking_dork 6mo ago
  But then it wouldn’t have tickled the HN reader quite the same way and wouldn’t have gotten voted to the top. This doesn’t even need to be a website at all. This is pure slop designed in a pig lab for HN trough.
  - Arainach 6mo ago
    > This doesn’t even need to be a website at all It does, because it allows for quickly sharing a prepared response instead of saying the same thing over and over. It also works because the kind of person this link gets sent to is already used to trusting random websites over their human interactions.
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Mezzie 6mo ago
And if we don't (like me), I think it can be assumed that we can find out. A basic search tells me they're both ways to speed up applications/projects through memory management and storing of the memory/data in RAM. So the person in the article is asking a co-worker their opinion on which tool they should use for optimization/performance in their project, which is why an LLM response is less helpful than his co-worker's actual thoughts: comparisons of technical tools at a high or feature level are pretty easy to find and the decision of which to use often boils down to project specific variables, so what the author is asking of the co-worker relies on the co-worker's knowledge of their specific project. I could also probably explain this just fine to non-tech people. It wouldn't be the most complete or technically accurate explanation, but it would be fine. Most people write based on their experience and culture.
gitaarik 6mo ago
How do YOU know?

tailscaler2026 6mo ago

I don't think redis existed back when this industry was called IT

amelius 6mo ago
I still think IT is more descriptive than Tech. And the doctors at the hospital where I work still call us the "IT people".
- YurgenJurgensen 6mo ago
  Fire is ‘tech’, the wheel is ‘tech’. People using ‘tech’ when they mean ‘computers’ or ‘software’ needs to stop.

rsynnott 6mo ago

I mean, they're not exactly obscure. And if you're curious you can just read the wikipedia pages (or ask a magic robot, I suppose, if you _must_). What universal example that everyone would know were you thinking of?