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0 pointsdilyevsky2y ago0 comments

> There is no call for wanting fsync per message, it is an anti pattern and isn’t done because it isn’t necessary

1. Don't have to do it by message

2. It's used by many distributed db engines, kafka and (i think) zk are the outliers here, not the other way around

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eternalban2y ago

Kafka is not a "db engine". zk is a "db engine" in the same way 'DNS' is a "db engine".

ahachete2y ago

Oh, DNS is definitely a database engine [1] ;)

[1]: https://dyna53.io

dilyevskyOP2y ago

Ah yes, the semantic argument. Fyi - pulsar and etcd do use fsync

eternalban2y ago

No one is arguing with you. You were making an argument based on a misinformed software category assertion and the error was pointed out. So r/fyi/til maybe?

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0 pointsdilyevsky2y ago0 comments

> There is no call for wanting fsync per message, it is an anti pattern and isn’t done because it isn’t necessary

1. Don't have to do it by message

2. It's used by many distributed db engines, kafka and (i think) zk are the outliers here, not the other way around

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eternalban2y ago

Kafka is not a "db engine". zk is a "db engine" in the same way 'DNS' is a "db engine".

ahachete2y ago

Oh, DNS is definitely a database engine [1] ;)

[1]: https://dyna53.io

dilyevskyOP2y ago

Ah yes, the semantic argument. Fyi - pulsar and etcd do use fsync

eternalban2y ago

No one is arguing with you. You were making an argument based on a misinformed software category assertion and the error was pointed out. So r/fyi/til maybe?

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