Jack Vanlightly
@vanlightly.bsky.social
Researcher, advisor, writer, formal verification eng @ Confluent.
Everything data (dist sys, databases, messaging, data eng/analytics).
https://jack-vanlightly.com, https://www.hotds.dev
Credit: ESO/B. Tafresh
Everything data (dist sys, databases, messaging, data eng/analytics).
https://jack-vanlightly.com, https://www.hotds.dev
Credit: ESO/B. Tafresh
ChatGPT thought it was Tuesday, so I made fun of it and it admitted it was Wednesday. So I made fun of it again, and it admitted it was...Wednesday. But sure, AI agents are gonna steal my job 🤔
July 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
ChatGPT thought it was Tuesday, so I made fun of it and it admitted it was Wednesday. So I made fun of it again, and it admitted it was...Wednesday. But sure, AI agents are gonna steal my job 🤔
It reads like FUD to me. With Flink we can combine RT Kafka data with historical Iceberg/DeltaLake data. Which sounds like what Fluss is doing. Fluss tiers to Paimon, Confluent tiers to Iceberg/Delta. What real difference is there here?
March 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
It reads like FUD to me. With Flink we can combine RT Kafka data with historical Iceberg/DeltaLake data. Which sounds like what Fluss is doing. Fluss tiers to Paimon, Confluent tiers to Iceberg/Delta. What real difference is there here?
5) The discussion of auto-increment between James Cowling, Sunny Bains and others.
January 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
5) The discussion of auto-increment between James Cowling, Sunny Bains and others.
4) François Chollet's quote about the future economics of AI.
January 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
4) François Chollet's quote about the future economics of AI.
3) Marc Brooker's tweet about versioned immutable data and erasure coding.
January 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
3) Marc Brooker's tweet about versioned immutable data and erasure coding.
2) Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec's post on Principal Engineer Roles Framework
January 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
2) Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec's post on Principal Engineer Roles Framework
My top favorite quotes in issue #6 of HOTDS are:
1) Marc Brooker's blog post: Snapshot Isolation vs Serializability.
1) Marc Brooker's blog post: Snapshot Isolation vs Serializability.
January 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
My top favorite quotes in issue #6 of HOTDS are:
1) Marc Brooker's blog post: Snapshot Isolation vs Serializability.
1) Marc Brooker's blog post: Snapshot Isolation vs Serializability.
It's alive!
(Fizzbee Kafka txns spec with InitPidRequest and response)
(Fizzbee Kafka txns spec with InitPidRequest and response)
November 28, 2024 at 3:00 PM
It's alive!
(Fizzbee Kafka txns spec with InitPidRequest and response)
(Fizzbee Kafka txns spec with InitPidRequest and response)
Databricks wants to merge Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake...
October 28, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Databricks wants to merge Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake...