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This is an interesting turn for Redis.

In my mind, this is the lightweight, NoSQL analog to stored procedures.

I'm sure you simply meant to make this comparison based on the fact that both implementations execute scripted functions on the data store server. However, I think there is a very important distinction that warrants a clarification: Stored procedures are saved on the server and then referenced by name. Redis scripting requires that the code be transmitted in each request.

Antirez goes over this in his original post, here: http://antirez.com/post/redis-and-scripting.html

"Redis scripting requires that the code be transmitted in each request."

Only until antirez implements the EVALSHA command.

Implemented ;)

Redis scripting requires that the code be transmitted in each request.

For now, yes, but antirez has said that he's considering adding an EVALSHA command or something that will execute an existing script by the hash of the source code.

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