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Build a Database in 3000 Lines with 0 Dependencies
Build a Database in 3000 Lines with 0 Dependencies
People have built small, toy versions of these things for learning purposes, such as C in 4 Functions, Crafting Interpreters, Web Browser Engineering. It turns out that if you minimize uninteresting details and focus on the essentials, you can recreate seemingly complex software and learn its core ideas. Because databases eliminate a common source of data corruption: partially written files caused by a crash or power loss.
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