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Josh Baker

@tidwall.bsky.social

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

github.com/tidwall/pogo...

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

Josh Baker

@tidwall.bsky.social

Pogocache 1.1 released.
Adds automatic background sweeps of expired keys.
github.com/tidwall/pogo...

August 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM

Reposted by Josh Baker

Tobias Müller

@tobilg.com

Got my first go code merged into Tile38 for @cloudflare.social Queue support:

github.com/tidwall/tile...

Cloudflare Queues endpoint implementation by tobilg · Pull Request #773 · tidwall/tile38

This adds an endpoint implementation for Cloudflare Queues. it uses the Cloudflare go SDK to push messages to a queue when geofences are hit via the HOOK and SET commands. Cloudflare setup Create a...

github.com

August 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM

Josh Baker

@tidwall.bsky.social

Pogocache - Fast caching software

github.com/tidwall/pogo...

GitHub - tidwall/pogocache: Fast caching software with a focus on low latency and cpu efficiency.

Fast caching software with a focus on low latency and cpu efficiency. - tidwall/pogocache

github.com

July 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM

Josh Baker

@tidwall.bsky.social

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

Blain Smith

@blainsmith.com

Introducing: Hare by Example

blainsmith.com/articles/int...

harebyexample.org

#HareLang #Learning #Programming

Introducting: Hare by Example - Blain Smith

blainsmith.com

July 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM

Reposted by Josh Baker

Bex Luther

@superbreeze.bsky.social

"It was the average of times"

Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · Jun 21

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

Reposted by Josh Baker

Paul Ramsey

@pwramsey.bsky.social

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

Reposted by Josh Baker

Paul Ramsey

@pwramsey.bsky.social

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

Reposted by Josh Baker

Alex Miller

@alexmillerdb.bsky.social

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

Reposted by Josh Baker

Stephen

@slacy.me

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

Josh Baker

@tidwall.bsky.social

Surprisingly good visualization of population density.

Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · Jan 18

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

Reposted by Josh Baker

Andy Pavlo

@andypavlo.bsky.social

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/...