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Re:Everything wrong with databases and why their complexity ... by mike_hearn on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @03:52AM (#38937891)
A Java API doesn't mean you can only access it from Java. Such APIs can also be accessed from most languages. Obviously bytecode languages like Clojure, Kotlin, Scala, Groovy etc. But also via Truffle languages like JS, Python, Ruby. All without bindings.

You can also do C++ and Rust, but that does require a bit of binding work.

So it's not really limiting you to a single language, or these days, even a single runtime.

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Re:Everything wrong with databases and why their complexity ... by vidarh on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @04:44AM (#38938291)
Assuming you're willing to run a JVM and possibly specific language implementations. That's fine for a lot of people, I'm sure, but it's not something I'd be willing to do for what is fairly little benefit over "just" whatever solution you're already familiar with to use as the depot and the "P-stores" with workers in between.
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