Why is database support in every language bad? by written-beyond

I don’t get it, no matter which language you look to or which framework or ORM you use they’re all just bad.All I care about and want to care about is knowing the type of the response I’m getting from my database call. I don’t need a query builder or an ORM, it could just

ByHackTechMarch 2, 20250Comments

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Turning the Database Inside-Out by andection

Skip to content A talk at Øredev, Malmö, Sweden, 05 Nov 2015 Transcript Slides Video This was a repeat of my talk at Strange Loop 2014. Abstract Databases are global, shared, mutable state. That’s the way it has been since the 1960s, and no amount of NoSQL has changed that. However, most se

ByHackTechJanuary 26, 20250Comments

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Ask HN: Why isn’t there a database of ontologies? by kakadu

A bank statement, a sales order an invoice and numerous other entities can be pretty much distilled into some sort of ontology.I have bumped into some attempts but they seem pretty much abandoned.Why hasn't something like this come to fruition?

ByHackTechOctober 26, 20230Comments

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Demystifying Database Transcations by tim_sw

The most compelling feature of relational database systems is ACID(Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability). Isolation is achieved using transactions. Isolation is needed to avoid race conditions when concurrent actors act upon the same row. SQL standard defines isolation with different levels. Every isolation level offers certain guarantees and possible anomalies that can occur. Understanding the internals

ByHackTechSeptember 28, 20230Comments

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UUID type for a database Primary Key by mariuz

Introduction In this article, we are going to see what UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) type works best for a database column that has a Primary Key constraint. While the standard 128-bit random UUID is a very popular choice, you’ll see that this is a terrible fit for a database Primary Key column. Standard UUID and

ByHackTechSeptember 11, 20230Comments

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Readings in Database Systems, 5th edition by vector_spaces

Readings in Database Systems, 5th Edition Readings in Database Systems (commonly known as the “Red Book”) has offered readers an opinionated take on both classic and cutting-edge research in the field of data management since 1988.

ByHackTechAugust 4, 20230Comments

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Vector Database Stability by ernestdong

Does anyone have stress testing results on different vector databases? And is there any benchmarks of performance/stability of popular vector databases?

ByHackTechJuly 22, 20230Comments

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Cedalio: A database that is verifiable and auditable by default (backed by YC) by wslh

Prove that the data is real and hasn’t been tampered.End-to-end traceability for supply chains.Verify your sustainability commitments.Make your data auditable by default.On-chain certificates and NFTsImmutable and tokenizable dataDecentralized backup that allows business continuityVerifiable operation log.On-chain access control rules and permissions.Data portability across applications.ToDo – User owned dataTo-Do dApp that uses a smart contract DB for

ByHackTechJuly 22, 20230Comments

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Database Developer with Postgres SQL by OtiliaBalla

Your name { “ContactFormField”: { “Type”: { “Text”: “text” }, “Label”: { “Text”: “Your name” }, “Placeholder”: { “Text”: “Name surname” }, “Validators”: { “Text”: “required, name” } }, “TitlePart”: { “Title”: “name” } } Phone number { “ContactFormField”: { “Type”: { “Text”: “phonenumber” }, “Label”: { “Text”: “Phone number” }, “Placeholder”: { “Text”: “+40

ByHackTechJuly 11, 20232Comments

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Show HN: DB-GPT, an LLM tool for database by newcloud

简体中文 What is DB-GPT? As large models are released and iterated upon, they are becoming increasingly intelligent. However, in the process of using large models, we face significant challenges in data security and privacy. We need to ensure that our sensitive data and environments remain completely controlled and avoid any data privacy leaks or security

ByHackTechMay 23, 20230Comments

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