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Build a Database in Four Months with Rust and 647 Open-Source Dependencies
Building a database from scratch is often considered daunting. However, the Rust programming language and its open-source community have made it easier.
We leverage Jiff with its Timestamp and SignedDuration types for in-memory calculations, and ordered-float to extend the floating point numbers with total ordering. While the article focuses on when open-source is a good choice, these sentences imply that it’s reasonable to keep your commercial software private and proprietary. I’ll keep sharing our engineering experience developing Rust software and stories we collaborate with the open-source community.
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