Rich Hickey: Deconstructing the Database
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Rich Hickey, creator of Clojure and designer of Datomic, gives a JaxConf 2012 talk that takes apart traditional database architecture. He presents a different way to think about databases and explains the reasoning behind Datomic's fact-based design.
Why HN recommends it: HN points people to it as the clearest account of why Datomic is designed the way it is and of the problems with conventional database architecture.
“Rich Hickey's talk on the design of Datomic is also something every programmer should see at least once” Read on HN ↗