232 JSJ GunDB and Databases with Mark Nadal

JavaScript Jabber

Episode | Podcast

Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2016 12:00:00 +0000

<div class="trix-content"> <div>03:45 What makes the Gun database engine special</div><div>07:00 Defining a database</div><div>12:58 The CAP Theorem</div><div>22:56 What Graphs are and how they function (circular references)</div><div>30:32 Gun and rotational disk systems</div><div>32:08 Gun’s optimizations for performance in ensuing versions</div><div>39:55 The prevalence of open source companies</div><div>42:45 Further discussing the CAP Theorem and its nuances</div><div>50:33 Gun’s purpose and design</div><div>52:13 What a Firebase is</div><div>54:22 How to get started with Gun - Visit <a href="http://gun.js.org/think.html">Gun Tutorial</a>,  <a href="https://github.com/amark/gun">Gun's Github Page</a>, and</div><div><a href="http://npminstallguncdnodemodule/gunnodeexample/hp.js.adad">Gun Node Module</a></div><div>QUOTES:</div><div>“I think the database should bend to your application’s demands, rather than you having to bend to the database’s demands.” –Mark Nadal</div><div>“…The protocol that GUN defines is something that can be implemented in any language. Because GUN is in the language, you don’t have the context which latency of having to make an HTTP call or socket request…” –AJ O’Neill</div><div>“Let’s demystify the black magic of CAP.” –Mark Nadal</div><div>PICKS:</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPj-23z-hQA">Dan North’s Deliberate Learning Video</a></div><div><a href="http://8tracks.com/">8Tracks Internet Radio</a></div><div> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/search/Pokemon%20Indig?jbv=70297439&amp;jbp=0&amp;jbr=0">Pokemon Indigo League</a> on Netflix</div><div><a href="https://daplie.com/">Daplie Personal Cloud</a></div><div> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072431/">Young Frankenstein</a> Movie</div><div> <a href="https://www.alderac.com/mystic_vale/">Mystic Vale</a> Card Game</div><div><a href="http://jsremoteconf.com/">JS Remote Conference</a></div><div><a href="http://reactremoteconf.com./">React Remote Conference</a></div><div> <a href="http://farmheroessupersaga.com/en/">Farm Heroes Super Saga</a> Game App</div><div>Special Guest: Mark Nadal.</div> </div> Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy