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Oct 2021
24m 25s

A database built for a firehose

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HarperDB is a startup that focuses on highly scalable databases that handle real-time data.  Harper is built on Node.js and Express with a little help from Fastify.  They know where they excel and where they don't. High data throughput like  gaming and vision, great! High data resolution and transactional software like financial applications, not so great. ... Show More
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