Comment on The kivaloo data storeComments−narag15yKivaloo is said to be based on B+ and to support a "range" operation. So in fact it's more than a key-value store, isn't it?−cpercivaOP15ySome key-value stores support RANGE; some don't. I don't see what you're getting at here.−narag15yI'd read that some key-value stores are implemented using hash tables and erroneously assumed that was the general case. Good to know it isn't.−cpercivaOP15yA lot of key-value stores use hashing at the distributive layer but not within individual nodes. Since kivaloo is currently single-node-only there's not much point using a hash.
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Kivaloo is said to be based on B+ and to support a "range" operation. So in fact it's more than a key-value store, isn't it?
Some key-value stores support RANGE; some don't. I don't see what you're getting at here.
I'd read that some key-value stores are implemented using hash tables and erroneously assumed that was the general case. Good to know it isn't.
A lot of key-value stores use hashing at the distributive layer but not within individual nodes. Since kivaloo is currently single-node-only there's not much point using a hash.