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Rich Hickey: Deconstructing the Database

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Databases & storageFunctional programmingSoftware architecture & design

What it is

Rich Hickey, creator of Clojure and designer of Datomic, gives a JaxConf 2012 talk that takes apart traditional database architecture. He presents a different way to think about databases and explains the reasoning behind Datomic's fact-based design.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points people to it as the clearest account of why Datomic is designed the way it is and of the problems with conventional database architecture.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2012, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “Rich Hickey's talk on the design of Datomic is also something every programmer should see at least once”

    Rich Hickey on the design of Datomic.

    slowmovintarget, 2020-04 · Strong recommendation · in “The Impedance Mismatch Is Our Fault (2012)”

  2. “It's long but I thought it was worthwhile.”

    Rich Hickey on the design thinking behind Datomic.

    MoosePlissken, 2012-10 · Recommendation · in “Rethinking caching in web apps”

  3. “I feel you might enjoy presentations by Rich Hickey wherein he describes traditional database architectures”

    Hickey explains traditional database architecture and the reasons behind Datomic.

    shotgun, 2015-09 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: CTM gave CS the “kernel language”. Is there a “kernel database”?”

  4. “You will enjoy the fact-based database Datomic, which is the reason Rich Hickey made Clojure”

    Introduces the fact-based database Datomic by Rich Hickey.

    pgt, 2018-08 · Recommendation · in “Idempotence: What is it and why should I care?”

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Topics: rich hickey, datomic, clojure, immutable data, database design

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