RethinkDB, Databases, the Realtime Web (Interview)

Slava Akhmechet joined the show again to catch us up on RethinkDB and the awesome progress they’ve made to power the realtime web. We talked about innovation in databases, compared and contrasted to pub/sub, Pusher, NoSQL, and even The Next Big Thing™ in databases. Join the discussion Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: Codeship – If it works with Docker, it works with Codeship Jet. Braintree – Start accepting PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, Apple Pay, Android Pay, cards, and whatever’s next – all with a single integration. Harvest – Simple online time tracking software. DigitalOcean – Use the code CHANGELOG to get a $10 hosting credit when you create a new DigitalOcean account Featuring: Slava Akhmechet – Website, GitHub, X Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X Show Notes: The Changelog #114: RethinkDB with Slava Akhmechet Learn to code like it’s 1996 How to pick startup ideas RethinkDB: the open-source database for the realtime web Support Facebook’s GraphQL · Issue #3711 · rethinkdb/rethinkdb Pusher | Leader In Realtime Technologies Build Realtime Apps & Take Websockets To The Next Level - PubNub Firebase - Build Extraordinary Apps NextGxDx | The Genetic Testing Resource. The world’s most wearable camera - Narrative Fidelity Investments - Retirement, Funds, and Online Trading An overview of C++14 language features Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!