It's an open source venture backed by $35M from FirstMark Capital, Spark Capital, and GV (Google Ventures). It's a drop-in replacement for MySQL with an extension architecture. See their native UUID extension with efficient 16-byte storage as an example.
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ottoke commented on Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source optimizedbyotto.com/post/... · Posted by u/abbbi
Lemmy discussion at https://programming.dev/post/43869104 is wild :)
Pecona also writes in https://www.percona.com/blog/analyzing-the-heartbeat-of-the-...: "The overall trend since 2011 shows a sustained decline in the number of commits and a shrinking pool of unique contributors. The trendline is a clear warning that, without intervention, the general development pace is expected to slow further."
ottoke commented on Ask HN: What will you pick as your database of 2026 Yugabyte, TiDB or SurrealDB? · Posted by u/marknefedov
Depends entirely on the app and use case. For apps that expect PostgreSQL probably Yugabyte, and for apps that expect MySQL probalby TiDB.
ottoke commented on DEP-18: A proposal for Git-based collaboration in Debian optimizedbyotto.com/post/... · Posted by u/ottoke
Hello Otto,
Thank you for creating DEP-18 and pushing it forward.
As an aspiring Debian developer, learning the Debian packaging tools and procedures has been a challenge.
There are many different packaging tools and they work quite differently from other command line tools I use for software development on Linux.
DEP-18 will help to bring Debian's procedures closer to what the industry follows and lower the barriers for new contributors. I hope it gets adopted.
Thanks!
ottoke commented on DEP-18: A proposal for Git-based collaboration in Debian optimizedbyotto.com/post/... · Posted by u/ottoke
Git is the industry standard for software development, but I thasn’t been fully adopted in Debian packaging yet. Debian development is still based on uploading tarballs via FTP.
I believe that git-based workflows could enhance collaboration, transparency, and productivity for one of the world’s most vital open source projects. Increasing the use of salsa.debian.org, Debian's GitLab instance, would be a good step towards collaborative git usage.