RethinkDB: why we failed (2017)
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RethinkDB: why we failed (2017)
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Re: RethinkDB: why we failed (2017)
#2(2017)
There was a large discussion (948 points, 267 comments) at the time: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13421608
Re: RethinkDB: why we failed (2017)
#3Really good write up. If you've ever listened to an episode of "How I Built This" from NPR, this is the opposite of that. But still equally informative and useful.
Re: RethinkDB: why we failed (2017)
#4is the entire developer tool market bad, or just the db sector is bad?
developer tool market seems to be the only one I'm familiar with as an engineer. If I were to start a business, I will probably also do something for this market.
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#52017
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#6They failed because they focused on marketing features instead of essential ones like data compression.
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#7Recent developments - RethinkDB is back and is being backed by the Linux Foundation
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#8I thought they failed cause unbelievably powerful databases are available totally free.
What more reason is needed?
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#9"Read The Economist religiously. It will make you better faster."
Huh?
Re: RethinkDB: why we failed (2017)
#10is the entire developer tool market bad, or just the db sector is bad? developer tool market seems to be the only one I'm familiar with as an engineer. If I were to start a business, I will probably also do something for this market.
Creating a database startup is hard. Source: Friends who created database startups.