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The versioned, forkable, syncable database
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Keep in mind (if this wasn't clear) that the chunks are only probabilistically 4K: https://github.com/attic-labs/noms/blob/master/go/types/roll... . I.e. the thing that's "fixed" here is the chunk size we're aiming for. The chunks…
comment by bkalman · 2016-08-02 · in Show HN: Noms – A new decentralized database based on ideas from Git -
See https://github.com/attic-labs/noms/blob/master/doc/spelling.... - In this case, we need to be able to address either a database and a dataset. The presence of a :: makes it unambiguous.
comment by bkalman · 2016-08-02 · in Show HN: Noms – A new decentralized database based on ideas from Git -
It doesn't support queries. It's a datastore, not a database. This is from their FAQ. https://github.com/attic-labs/noms/blob/master/doc/faq.md
comment by daveloyall · 2016-08-02 · in Show HN: Noms – A new decentralized database based on ideas from Git -
…"HTTP protocol" link[1] in the intro page above is broken. PS: I love the name "Prolly Tree". [1] < https://github.com/attic-labs/noms/blob/master/datas/databas...
comment by pinko · 2016-08-02 · in Show HN: Noms – A new decentralized database based on ideas from Git -
Yes, we credited bup in various places, such as the design overview: https://github.com/attic-labs/noms/blob/master/doc/intro.md We were also heavily influenced by camlistore (which I hacked on for awhile), irmin, ipfs, and others who have…
comment by aboodman · 2016-08-02 · in Show HN: Noms – A new decentralized database based on ideas from Git -
…is the only mutable state in Noms, and it's just a pointer into the graph. We also have paths ( https://github.com/attic-labs/noms/blob/master/doc/spelling.... ), which can be used to reference a stable path deep into the tree. We have…
comment by aboodman · 2016-08-02 · in Show HN: Noms – The versioned, forkable, syncable database