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No offense, I just don't get it: Why is 1) a feature for you? Everything else on the list kinda makes sense (I understand that this describes something I'd call

No offense, I just don't get it: Why is 1) a feature for you? Everything else on the list kinda makes sense (I understand that this describes something I'd call a feature), but 'written from scratch' or 'in Go'? Can you explain what excites you about that?

ecnahc515 13y ago
Probably the fact that you get a single binary (unlike interpreted languages), and that it isn't a mix of Go and C meaning I worries about c libraries.
- babo 13y ago
  Just to note, zookeeper is written in Java.
  - ecnahc515 13y ago
    Yes, I'm aware. I was just answering the question, not to compare it to anything else. Still, Java still requires another dependency..the JVM. Go binaries require...well nothing.
bashcoder 13y ago
I listed what I like. "Excites" is your word. I guess what I meant by "from scratch" is that they aren't burdened by legacy code, and aren't limited to using the Paxos algorithm. If you look at Deis, for example, it basically outsources a lot of node management to Chef Server, which in my view creates a great deal of technical debt on day one.
- mavelikara 13y ago
  > and aren't limited to using the Paxos algorithm ZK uses the ZAB protocol, which is similar but not the same as Paxos. https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ZOOKEEPER/Zab+vs.+Paxos https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ZOOKEEPER/Zab+vs...
- darklajid 13y ago
  You read negative connotations into 'excites'. That wasn't intended. I was just curious, since 'from scratch' can just as well mean 'untested' although I certainly agree that it sometimes is the Right Thing. The reference to Go was another thing that threw me off, since I rarely (admittedly .. sometimes) judge software projects by the language it is written in. Thank you for the answer and some more references.