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Re:Roblox has been down for days and it’s not because of Chi... by api on Sunday October 31, 2021 @08:57PM (#29062023)
It amazes me that anything in common use has these kinds of absurd issues. Postgres has a powerful query language and a lot of great features but the engine itself is clunky and hairy and feels like something from the early 90s. The whole idea of a big expensive vacuum process is crazy in 2021, as is the difficulty of clustering and failover in the damn thing.

CockroachDB is an example of what a modern database should be like.

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Re:Roblox has been down for days and it’s not because of Chi... by mmiyer on Sunday October 31, 2021 @10:01PM (#29062376)
Funnily enough it looks like Roblox actually uses CockroachDB https://corp.roblox.com/careers/listing/?gh_jid=3363389
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Re:Roblox has been down for days and it’s not because of Chi... by api on Monday November 01, 2021 @06:35AM (#29064974)
Maybe so, but my comment was tangential about Postgres not Roblox. The parent was speculating. We don’t know what their problem is.
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