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in pcl ch3, the author demonstrates using cl instead of sql for database afaik hn doesn't use sql/rdbms either, i guess it's because threaded forum is better s
by hs 17y ago
in pcl ch3, the author demonstrates using cl instead of sql for database
afaik hn doesn't use sql/rdbms either, i guess it's because threaded forum is better suited using a tree-like data structure instead of simple table
i stopped using sql (after reading pcl and seeing the fact of hn) and just having a lisp process running, writing to disk every 5 mins
i'm now experimenting with nginx's proxy_pass and upstream to many lisp unix sockets (weighted round robin)
virgin territory for me, it's quite fun so far ... foolish and hungry :D
- Zak 17y agoThe PCL database is a very simple in-memory database with no indexing. It's intended as an example of the power of the language, not really as something you'd want to use.There are other databases for CL, including pure-Lisp data stores and interfaces to SQL databases.
- silentbicycle 17y agoHN's data set isn't big enough to really need one, though. Serious RDMBSs are designed for billions to trillions of entries.