alt Hacker NewsI don't understand why, if you are creating a distributed db, that you don't at least try using eg. aphyrs jepsen library (1).
The story seems to repeat itself for distributed database: Documentation looks more like advertisement. Promises a lot but contains multiple errors, and failures that can corrupt the data. It's great that jepsen doing the work they do!
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jwr • today at 9:52 AM
It also surprises me. Every company that creates a distributed database should pay for Jepsen testing. First, it is a great chance to improve their software, and second, if there are problems, they will eventually come to light anyway.
I was kind of surprised by this one--I know the MariaDB folks and have worked with some of them before. They made significant changes to fix the Repeatable Read issues we found in the last report, so I know the team cares about safety.
There wasn't much reaction on the mailing list to the lost-write problem back in January, or to the Jira tickets. I actually tried calling MariaDB on the phone to see if they'd like to talk about it, but no dice. I assume they're probably busy with other projects at the moment (hi, it's me too) and haven't had a chance to switch gears.