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Tech8 min read
DuckDB Is Fast Because It Skips the Part Everyone Forgets
A deep dive into DuckDB internals: why an in-process SQL engine that skips the network beats clusters that cost millions, and what HN thinks about it.
#duckdb#databases#sql
Tech6 min read
Partitioning, Bucketing, Sharding, Replication, Edge: The Clean Mental Model
A precise mental model for partitioning, bucketing, sharding, replication, and edge computing - when to use each and why they exist at different layers.
#System Design#Databases#Scaling