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Re: DiceDB

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Post by lucianbr » Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 2:58 PM UTC

DrammBA wrote: post #7

bdcravens wrote: post #2

Is there a single sentence anywhere that describes what it actually is?

I've seen this more and more with software landing pages, they are somehow so deep into developing/marketing that they totally forget to say what the thing actually is or does, that's why you show it to family and friends first to get some fresh eyes before publishing the site.

In a similar vein, lots of software is Mac-only, but omits to say this anywehere. You just get to the downloads page and see that there are only mac packages.

As if nobody ever uses anything else.

Re: DiceDB

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Post by johnisgood » Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 2:59 PM UTC

bdcravens wrote: post #2

Is there a single sentence anywhere that describes what it actually is?

Looks like a Redis clone. The benchmarks compare it to Redis.

Description from GitHub:

> DiceDB is an open-source, fast, reactive, in-memory database optimized for modern hardware. Commonly used as a cache, it offers a familiar interface while enabling real-time data updates through query subscriptions. It delivers higher throughput and lower median latencies, making it ideal for modern workloads.

Re: DiceDB

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Post by datadeft » Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 3:06 PM UTC

Is this suffering from the same problems like Redis when trying to horizontally scale?

Re: DiceDB

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Post by DrammBA » Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 3:08 PM UTC

I love the "Follow on twitter" link with the old logo and everything, they probably used a template that hasn't been updated recently but I'm choosing to believe it's actually a subtle sign of protest or resistance.

Re: DiceDB

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Post by adhamsalama » Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 3:19 PM UTC

rvnx wrote: post #3

bdcravens wrote: post #2

Is there a single sentence anywhere that describes what it actually is?

A Redis-inspired server in Go

Can't wait to feel the impact of garbage collection in my fast cache!

Re: DiceDB

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Post by arpitbbhayani » Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 3:21 PM UTC

bdcravens wrote: post #2

Is there a single sentence anywhere that describes what it actually is?

Arpit here.

DiceDB is an in-memory database that is also reactive. So, instead of polling the database for changes, the database pushes the resultset if you subscribe to it.

We have a similar set of commands as Redis, but are not Redis-compliant.

Re: DiceDB

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Post by arpitbbhayani » Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 3:22 PM UTC

rvnx wrote: post #3

bdcravens wrote: post #2

Is there a single sentence anywhere that describes what it actually is?

A Redis-inspired server in Go

Nope. it started as Redis clone. We are on a different trajectory now. Chasing different goals.

Re: DiceDB

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Post by remram » Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 3:22 PM UTC

bdcravens wrote: post #2

Is there a single sentence anywhere that describes what it actually is?

The docs do, the site is useless.

> DiceDB is an open-source, fast, reactive, in-memory database optimized for modern hardware.

A Redis-like database with a Redis-like interface. No info about drop-in compatibility, I assume no.

Re: DiceDB

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Post by arpitbbhayani » Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 3:22 PM UTC

spiderfarmer wrote: post #9

DiceDB is an in-memory, multi-threaded key-value DBMS that supports the Redis protocol. It’s written in Go.

nope. We do not support Redis protocol :)

Re: DiceDB

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Post by arpitbbhayani » Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 3:23 PM UTC

DrammBA wrote: post #14

I love the "Follow on twitter" link with the old logo and everything, they probably used a template that hasn't been updated recently but I'm choosing to believe it's actually a subtle sign of protest or resistance.

I prefer that over X icon.