Anything can be a message queue if you use it wrongly enough

Re:Anything can be a message queue if you use it wrongly enough by mixmastamyk on Sunday June 04, 2023 @08:18PM (#36190840)

This was tried and called Elektra I think around Y2K. Don’t believe the idea was even new then, but there was also research into tiny file performance at the time, resulting in things like reiserfs. I think it packed tiny files into the directory itself resulting in blistering speed.

Anyway it’s an elegant idea. Silly to have dozens of config file formats when the fs already has everything it needs. We have xattr too.

The flaw on the OS level is that it is hard to get everyone to change. For new apps not a problem, and any performance concerns are no longer an issue for config.

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Re:Anything can be a message queue if you use it wrongly enough by moron4hire on Sunday June 04, 2023 @08:44PM (#36190991)

Oh man, reiserfs. Seeing that name reminds me that the original developer, Hans Reiser, is currently spending time in prison for murdering his wife. She was the interpreter during his first meeting with a Russian "mail-order bride".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Reiser

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Re:Anything can be a message queue if you use it wrongly enough by wombatpm on Sunday June 04, 2023 @10:08PM (#36191468)

That was an ugly situation. PSA: Murdering your wife/exwife/girlfriend/baby mama is never the answer. Just let it go and move on.

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