Tag: transaction-log
Why are Databases so Hard to Make? Part 4 - Digging up Graves
In my last post about high speed DML, I talked how it is possible to modify tables at the kind of speeds that a modern SSD can deliver. I sketched an outline of an algorithm that can easily us...
Why are Databases so Hard to Make? Part 3 - High Speed DML
After a brief intermezzo about testing (read about my thoughts here: Testing is Hard and we often use the wrong Incentives) - it is time to continue our journey together to where we will A...
Why are Databases so Hard to Make? Part 2 - Logging to Disk
Transaction logs. Why are they so important and why are they so hard to make?