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authortomsmeding <hallo@tomsmeding.nl>2015-05-11 10:00:29 +0200
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+# LinearDB
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+A simple database program that maintains a linear philosophy: when you can't run stuff in parallel, _don't_ run stuff in parallel. You can send queries in a simple scripting language, and the multiplexer will send them to the database engine _one at a time_, to be evaluated with the utmost care by the engine. Feature: no two queries will run at the same time, and **transactions are not a feature, but a something commonplace and inherent to the protocol**. Everything is a transaction, so don't worry about other programs messing with the database while it's _your turn_.