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0 pointslock-free5y ago0 comments

If I've learned anything from cloud services, it's that product names mean nothing.

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1-65y ago

Like Snowflake?

mulmen5y ago

I always associated that with a snowflake schema. Seems like a good, simple, descriptive name.

Karunamon5y ago

Or CockroachDB

mulmen5y ago

It is as resilient as cockroaches? I don’t see the problem. Postgres uses an elephant as a mascot because “elephants don't forget”. What’s the difference?

We are literally on the web. Look out for spiders!

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1-65y ago

Like Snowflake?

mulmen5y ago

I always associated that with a snowflake schema. Seems like a good, simple, descriptive name.

Karunamon5y ago

Or CockroachDB

mulmen5y ago

It is as resilient as cockroaches? I don’t see the problem. Postgres uses an elephant as a mascot because “elephants don't forget”. What’s the difference?

We are literally on the web. Look out for spiders!

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