Pogocache
Infrastructure
caching server
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How HN took it
8 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.39.
Design: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Neat trick supporting HTTP, Redis and PostgreSQL protocols at once
From 1 comment
Supporting HTTP, Redis and PostgreSQL protocols at the same time is a neat trick! ``` psql -h localhost -p 9401 => SET mykey 'my value'; => GET mykey; => DEL mykey; ```
simonw on HN
Fast performance and benchmarks on ARM
From 2 comments
Always excited to see Josh's projects - last time I played with uhaha (loved the name) and it was mind-opening to some extent. Pogocache also looks very interesting and good to…
zikani_03 on HNCongrats! Would you mind sharing what part of the design makes this faster than the competitors?
squirrellous on HN
Objections
README does not explain why it is faster
From 1 comment
The README doesn’t seem to explain _why_ it is faster. Is it just highly hand-optimized? Is there some main technique used?
jasonthorsness on HN
Requests
Load auth password from environment variable or file path instead of command line
From 3 comments
Very interesting. Like the idea of using http, redis, or even PostgreSQL clients. Is there a way to provide the auth password via an envar instead of a command line arg? ```…
nodesocket on HNMay I suggest the ability to specific a path to a file that it is then read from.
sureglymop on HNNo, like a path to a file containing the secret/passphrase that the program can then read it from. I am not a fan of putting secrets directly into environment variables.…
sureglymop on HN
Questions
How does the design make it faster than competitors
From 2 comments
The README doesn’t seem to explain _why_ it is faster. Is it just highly hand-optimized? Is there some main technique used?
jasonthorsness on HNCongrats! Would you mind sharing what part of the design makes this faster than the competitors?
squirrellous on HN
Whether it will support SQL and compete with sqlite/duckdb
From 1 comment
Really looks fascinating.. Might need a deeper dive. Also.. like, it says that you plan on supporting sql? is this true? What does that actually mean really since I guess it…
Imustaskforhelp on HN
Alternatives named
Redis
From 2 comments
Very interesting. Like the idea of using http, redis, or even PostgreSQL clients. Is there a way to provide the auth password via an envar instead of a command line arg? ```…
nodesocket on HNSupporting HTTP, Redis and PostgreSQL protocols at the same time is a neat trick! ``` psql -h localhost -p 9401 => SET mykey 'my value'; => GET mykey; => DEL mykey; ```
simonw on HN
tile38
From 1 comment
Always great to see his open-source creations, like: - a Redis like cache purpose built for real-time spatial locations: https://tile38.com/ - go package for reading JSON:…
drewda on HN