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Re:Ask HN: what problems in technical and scientific computi... by paulsutter on Saturday April 14, 2012 @11:05AM (#3841028)
Here's one that came up in another thread: rewrite the core engine of MongoDB, yet keep all the existing API's and libraries.

You could call it BongoDB. B for better. You can capture all their market share based mostly on technical prowess.

Some of the problems are documented here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3837772

Re:Ask HN: what problems in technical and scientific computi... by bobak on Wednesday April 25, 2012 @01:19AM (#3887833)