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javaispooon A persistent key-value server in 40 lines and a sad fact (2014)

Yeah, and memory is infinite, and all disks are free, and the computing fairies make all the processors super fast. But back in the real world, startup time is a valid concern.

javaispooon Airbnb and Uber’s sharing economy is one route to dotcommunism

Sigh - the continued slide into awful "journalism" at the graniud continues. I know someone has to give all the "new media" graduates a job, but, at least supervise the output!

javaispooon A persistent key-value server in 40 lines and a sad fact (2014)

Might be quick when running but the jvm startup time is a pain. By the time the java solution starts up, my c based solution has already finished.