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Re: CockroachDB 1.0

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Post by gflarity »

arjunnarayan wrote: post #95
MichaelBurge wrote: post #80

It probably scales but how is the performance? If I need to load a couple billion rows and do a dozen joins in some analytics, is that one machine, a dozen, or 100? Is it more for web apps, analytics, or what? When would I consider switching from e.g. Postgres to CockroachDB?

[Cockroach Labs engineer here] For just a couple billion rows and a dozen joins, a single node will suffice (with the caveat that you really want at least 3 nodes because CockroachDB is built for replication and fault-tolerance and you're not getting that with a single node cluster), but you'll get linear speedup as you add more machines. Your performance on a single node should be on the same order of magnitude as d…

Hi Cockroach Labs Engineer here,

On the feature FAQ joins are describe as 'functional' which doesn't inspire a lot of confidence but maybe it's just a perception thing. What exactly does functional mean?

A SQL db without joins sounds a lot like just a NOSQL db with a familiar query dialect.

Re: CockroachDB 1.0

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Post by branchless »

SilasX wrote: post #168
newsat13 wrote: post #160

Very disappointed with HN turning into a 4chan/reddit style trolling board about the name. Guys, we get it that you don't like the name. Can we please stop bike shedding and move on? The people at cockroachdb have obviously seen all your messages but decided it's worth keeping the name. What more is there to talk about? Why not talk about the relative technical merits of this DB?

It's not bikeshedding when the bikeshed's color will actually have concrete effects on adoption. Most people -- i.e. in procurement, management, finance, and others you need to appeal to -- don't want anything to do with cockroaches. The idea disgusts them at a gut level, not something you can talk away. HN users are giving vital advice, for free. Those who ignore it will have only themselves to blame. As I say every…

Just finished my code, I'll commit with git.

Re: CockroachDB 1.0

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Post by xanderjanz »

SilasX wrote: post #168
newsat13 wrote: post #160

Very disappointed with HN turning into a 4chan/reddit style trolling board about the name. Guys, we get it that you don't like the name. Can we please stop bike shedding and move on? The people at cockroachdb have obviously seen all your messages but decided it's worth keeping the name. What more is there to talk about? Why not talk about the relative technical merits of this DB?

It's not bikeshedding when the bikeshed's color will actually have concrete effects on adoption. Most people -- i.e. in procurement, management, finance, and others you need to appeal to -- don't want anything to do with cockroaches. The idea disgusts them at a gut level, not something you can talk away. HN users are giving vital advice, for free. Those who ignore it will have only themselves to blame. As I say every…

That's just like your opinion man. Maybe they will love it. Having a name that stands out is generally good marketing actually.

Re: CockroachDB 1.0

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Post by siculars »

thraway2016 wrote: post #169
SilasX wrote: post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not bikeshedding when the bikeshed's color will actually have concrete effects on adoption. Most people -- i.e. in procurement, management, finance, and others you need to appeal to -- don't want anything to do with cockroaches. The idea disgusts them at a gut level, not something you can talk away. HN users are giving vital advice, for free. Those who ignore it will have only themselves to blame. As I say every…

procurement, management, finance, and others you need to appeal to They don't need to appeal to any of these suits. Just the technical decision-makers, whose express job it is to choose solutions on their technical merits, not their spurious emotional reactions.

You can't possibly think that's true. If you do you can't have had much experience in buying or selling technology.

Re: CockroachDB 1.0

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Post by rgacote »

newsat13 wrote: post #160

Very disappointed with HN turning into a 4chan/reddit style trolling board about the name. Guys, we get it that you don't like the name. Can we please stop bike shedding and move on? The people at cockroachdb have obviously seen all your messages but decided it's worth keeping the name. What more is there to talk about? Why not talk about the relative technical merits of this DB?

Much better to name it something like Oracle, after a mythical seer who gives cryptic, self-contradictory answers open to wild interpretation.

Re: CockroachDB 1.0

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Post by H1Supreme »

SilasX wrote: post #168
newsat13 wrote: post #160

Very disappointed with HN turning into a 4chan/reddit style trolling board about the name. Guys, we get it that you don't like the name. Can we please stop bike shedding and move on? The people at cockroachdb have obviously seen all your messages but decided it's worth keeping the name. What more is there to talk about? Why not talk about the relative technical merits of this DB?

It's not bikeshedding when the bikeshed's color will actually have concrete effects on adoption. Most people -- i.e. in procurement, management, finance, and others you need to appeal to -- don't want anything to do with cockroaches. The idea disgusts them at a gut level, not something you can talk away. HN users are giving vital advice, for free. Those who ignore it will have only themselves to blame. As I say every…

> PubesDB

Oh man, that's too much. lolol

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