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Pogocache 1.3 released - Includes new commands, optimizations, and fixes.

github.com/tidwall/pogo...
Release 1.3.0 · tidwall/pogocache
Pogocache is fast caching software built from scratch with a focus on low latency and cpu efficency. Build Instructions | Full Changelog 84511ac: Add the 'SCAN' command a667670: Add 'Arch' info li...
github.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Pogocache 1.1 released.
Adds automatic background sweeps of expired keys.
github.com/tidwall/pogo...
August 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The results of the benchmarking I did for various caching software.
Memcache, Redis, Valkey, Dragonfly, and Garnet.

github.com/tidwall/cach...
GitHub - tidwall/cache-benchmarks: Benchmarking Memcache, Redis, Valkey, Dragonfly, and Garnet caching software.
Benchmarking Memcache, Redis, Valkey, Dragonfly, and Garnet caching software. - tidwall/cache-benchmarks
github.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Reposted by Josh Baker
Reposted by Josh Baker
"It was the average of times"
This article is going to turn me into the Joker. Literary style is not a puzzle you solve to get a little information treat 😩😩😩
June 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Starting an important port to GEOS! Coverage cleaning has been a white whale feature for a long time, but here it comes. github.com/locationtech...
Add CoverageCleaner by dr-jts · Pull Request #1126 · locationtech/jts
Adds a CoverageCleaner class to clean a set of polygonal geometries to form a valid polygonal coverage. The input is an array of valid Polygon or MultiPolygon geometries which may contain topologic...
github.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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AI builders are desperately trying to download a personal copy of the internet before it turns into a terminally polluted sludge of grey AI glue. thelibre.news/foss-infrast...
FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies
LLM scrapers are taking down FOSS projects' infrastructure, and it's getting worse.
thelibre.news
March 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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I gave a #HYTRADBOI talk which was a plea to not just choose Raft by default for replicating data: transactional.blog/t...
Talks: Enough With All The Raft
There's better ways to replicate data than Raft.
transactional.blog
March 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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I got tired of typing stat filename and mentally discombobulating the file size so I made stot, stat for humans

github.com/stephenlacy/...
GitHub - stephenlacy/stot: like stat but for humans
like stat but for humans. Contribute to stephenlacy/stot development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Surprisingly good visualization of population density.
Map shows the quickest route along primary roadways to Washington D.C. from any point in the United States. Very pleasing visual if I might add... Source: buff.ly/3yPpmWS
January 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Buckle up because we're banging into the new year with my annual retrospective of the last year in databases! Highlights include license change blowback, Databricks vs. Snowflake gangwar, @duckdb.org's shotgun weddings, and buying a quarterback to impress your lover: www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/...
Databases in 2024: A Year in Review
Andy rises from the ashes of his dead startup and discusses what happened in 2024 in the database game.
www.cs.cmu.edu
January 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
GeoBIN - a new binary format for geojson.

github.com/tidwall/tg/b...
github.com
January 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Reposted by Josh Baker
Last reminder: PostGIS Day is tomorrow!
Please register in advance! It helps us size the webinar account. www.crunchydata.com/community/ev...
November 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Probabilistic transaction graph for optimistic concurrency control.

github.com/tidwall/ptx
GitHub - tidwall/ptx: Probabilistic transaction graph for optimistic concurrency control.
Probabilistic transaction graph for optimistic concurrency control. - tidwall/ptx
github.com
November 10, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Key value store using the redis protocol with postgres as a backend.

(not that anyone asked for it)

github.com/tidwall/pgred
GitHub - tidwall/pgred: Key value store using the redis protocol with Postgres as a backend
Key value store using the redis protocol with Postgres as a backend - tidwall/pgred
github.com
November 9, 2024 at 9:39 PM