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Re:Random notes on improving the Redis LRU algorithm by jonstewart on Friday July 29, 2016 @10:52AM (#12187194)
I definitely don't mean to suggest that antirez is inept. While redis is technically now a commercial/professional endeavor, I don't think that the commercial side of it (which is not a technical comparison at all) compares to some of the other NoSQL vendors, and that means it's hard to hire experts. Hence, redis is a great amateur NoSQL system.

And to be clear, it is way better than Access.

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Re:Random notes on improving the Redis LRU algorithm by zaroth on Friday July 29, 2016 @11:06AM (#12187294)
I look at it a bit differently. Would Redis be better today if antirez had raised $10m and hired 50 engineers and then gone out to maximize profit? Certainly that option existed. Personally I doubt the end product really would be that much better, and it would be a tragedy to lose such a great piece of free and open source software.
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Re:Random notes on improving the Redis LRU algorithm by tedunangst on Friday July 29, 2016 @12:03PM (#12187744)
>> (which is not a technical comparison at all)
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Re:Random notes on improving the Redis LRU algorithm by zaroth on Friday July 29, 2016 @02:41PM (#12188940)
Yes, I saw that. Which is why I responded to discuss the economic aspect -- like other NoSQL startups, should Redis have raised a war-chest and gone out an hired all those experts? I just have a gut feeling that VC funds would endanger the Redis we know and love more than it could actually help it.
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