« BackJepsen: NATS 2.12.1jepsen.ioSubmitted by aphyr an hour ago
  • vrnvu 35 minutes ago

    Sort of related. Jepsen and Antithesis recently released a glossary of common terms which is a fantastic reference.

    https://jepsen.io/blog/2025-10-20-distsys-glossary

    • merb 23 minutes ago

      > 3.4 Lazy fsync by Default

      Why? Why do some databases do that? To have better performance in benchmarks? It’s not like that it’s ok to do that if you have a better default or at least write a lot about it. But especially when you run stuff in a small cluster you get bitten by stuff like that.

      • thinkharderdev 14 minutes ago

        > To have better performance in benchmarks

        Yes, exactly.

      • clemlesne 16 minutes ago

        NATS is a fantastic piece of software. But doc’s unpractical and half backed. That’s a shame to be required to retro engineer the software from GitHub to know the auth schemes.

        • selectodude an hour ago

          Definitely thought this was about aviation for a moment.

          • Infiltrator a few seconds ago

            Likewise. It took me a moment to realise Jepsen!== Jeppesen

            • sam_lowry_ 31 minutes ago

              I thought it was about porn. Did someone already wrote a book about N.A.T.S., Manwin and the early days of the Internet.

              Fabian? Anyone?