Time is infinite, but a computer’s memory isn’t
In low-level coding, we usually have to specify the length of a variable. We have many types, including int32 and int64, which represent numbers in binary, using 32 bits or 64 bits, respectively. The int32, of number 4 for example, looks like this: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000100 That’s it – 32 zeros or ones to... » read more
Origins of Key-Value Document Databases: NDB, the Hidden Gem from Plan 9
Plan 9 was a utopian operating system that failed. It’s vision was to make distributed computing an everyday thing by treating everything as a file. And when we say everything, we mean everything, so even the hardware of each computer – allowing you to share that hardware with other machines easily. Even though this sounds... » read more