Introduction
- Why build Redis? The knowledge required is broader and deeper
than usual application-level development. It’s a good way to level up
your skills (mainly network programming and data structures). - Why from scratch? A quote from Richard Feynman: “What I
cannot create, I do not understand”. Human understandings are filled
with holes aka “things I don’t know I don’t know”. Building from scratch
is a way to ensure your understanding is complete. - Why C? C is widely used in system programming and
infrastructure software. Learn how C is used in real projects, with
straightforward C code. No prior C/C++ experience is required. - Why a book? The Redis project is a complex software system
built with lots of effort, which can be harder to grasp for beginners.
The book breaks down the core concepts into easy-to-digest steps.
