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Re:Show HN: Knuckleball – An in-memory data structure server by imron on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @12:51PM (#12255935)
> If everybody would stop reinventing the wheel then we will never get any alternatives at all

Exactly. People complain about reinventing the wheel, but compare the wheels we have today with the wheels we had 2,000 years ago, plus all the different wheels in between.

The wheel has been reinvented many times throughout history, and we are all better off for it.

Re:Show HN: Knuckleball – An in-memory data structure server by vertex-four on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @04:48PM (#12257609)
Indeed. Ever seen how much technology goes into a modern car wheel and tire?