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So don't people just publish client libs that handle the details for you? Sometimes, but oftentimes sharding issues are unique enough that they require custom

by qhoxie 17y ago

So don't people just publish client libs that handle the details for you? Sometimes, but oftentimes sharding issues are unique enough that they require custom solutions when the backend technology does not support it natively.

davidw 17y ago
And these sharding issues don't happen with the things he marks as "scales!"?
- qhoxie 17y ago
  That is correct. Things like S3 can expand without issue, and others like Voldemort handle partitioning data natively.