The Case for an Iceberg-Native Database
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The article argues for the need of an 'iceberg-native' database, sparking discussion on the limitations of current data processing solutions like Spark and Kafka.
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adzm
3 months ago
1 replyWhile not related to the topic exactly, the blur under the translucent header was so distracting I had trouble reading the article. Usually I can overlook stuff like this; I can't explain why it bothered me so much.
bryanrasmussen
3 months ago
the problem really is that if you scroll you have enough variation between images and text it makes the translucent header function as a sort of blink effect, calling your attention away from what you're trying to read which is probably right up by where the header is blinking.
rubenvanwyk
3 months ago
Isn't that almost what we got with DuckDB + DuckLake?
whobre
3 months ago
The main selling point of the open table formats is to decouple the data from query engines.
mihau
3 months ago
Kinda off-topic but I love the quality of images used in this article. Even memes are HD. Quite rare as people tend to use whatever meme creator provides - super-pixelated, low-quality source image with text slapped on top.
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