Tag: transaction‑log
Iceberg, The Right Idea - The Wrong Spec - Part 2 of 2: The Spec
Let us finally look at what is so wrong with the Iceberg spec and why this simply isn't a serious attempt at solving the metadata problem of large Data Lakes. In the first part of this I took...
Why are Databases so Hard to Make? - Digging up Graves
In my last post about high speed DML, I talked how it is possible to modify tables at the kind of speeds that a modern SSD can deliver. I sketched an outline of an algorithm that can easily us...
Why are Databases so Hard to Make? - High Speed DML
After a brief intermezzo about testing (read about my thoughts here: Testing is Hard and we often use the wrong Incentives) - it is time to continue our journey together to where we will A...
Why are Databases so Hard to Make? - Logging to Disk
Transaction logs. Why are they so important and why are they so hard to make?