FaunaDB
Data
distributed database
SHOW HN2017
131points
159comments
#314of 2,242 in 2017
Top 15%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
8 positive, 47 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 23 critical, out of 79 comments about the project. Thread score -0.23.
Idea: 2 for, 7 againstPricing: 1 for, 5 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Pay-for-use cloud model is appealing
From 2 comments
I think Fauna is not very good at docs and communication yet, at least judging by confusion from some of the comments and by reading their docs. But launching will probably make…
gregwebs on HNThat pricing model and serverless model is why I've always chosen CouchDB/Cloudant. If I'm doing the MB/hour to GB/month conversion correctly, Fauna cloud is significantly…
doublerebel on HN
Team background from Twitter and Rails fan congratulations
From 1 comment
I have been a fan of Evan going way back to the early Rails days. Congrats on the launch.
anamoulous on HN
Objections
Marketing claims like first serverless database are misleading
From 3 comments
It seems like one of the big issues with the marketing copy here is some of the word tricks being played: Any first-read of "The first serverless database" has the implication…
akerl_ on HN(Disclosure: I work on Google's Cloud Datastore.) This looks super neat, and I can't wait to learn more about it, but just for the record: I'm pretty sure this isn't the first…
wsh91 on HNServerless Database, Global Latency 2.8 ms, Relational but no SQL (whatever sense that makes) BULLSHIT BINGO at its very best.
snackai on HN
Query pricing seems very expensive at scale
From 2 comments
I feel like I need to note the pricing. $0.01 per 1,000 queries. That doesn't sound like much, but it adds up. Let's say you make 1,000/sec. $0.01 * 60 seconds in a minute * 60…
mdasen on HN$0.01 per simple operation sounds very expensive to me. This would add up very quickly. Edit: I misread it. Perhaps instead of inventing your own point system that you have to…
jazoom on HN
Latency badge was misleading and removed
From 2 comments
You might consider removing the badge on the home page that says "Global Latency 2.8 ms". Unless you really can give me latency across the globe of 2.8 ms, in which case your…
ccleve on HNConfusing latency number (although it is a real number) is gone.
evanweaver on HN
Consistency claims unclear for indexes and write throughput
From 2 comments
Those docs are coming. I still don't see how you can make any useful claim about consistency when indexes are never isolated or consistent, and sustained consistent write…
evanweaver on HNMaybe the first one. GCP can't span multiple public cloud providers, or even different continents within GCP, apparently. Indexes and cross-partition transactions aren't…
evanweaver on HN
Requests
Explain architecture and how data is persisted
From 2 comments
You should explain how it works. It's not like I'm going to steal your ideas and spend five years implementing them ... or maybe I will if it's good ;)
z3t4 on HNSo... where does the data go? Maybe a simpleton question but I couldn't easily find an answer in the about section. If it's all function-based, where does the data actually get…
sushisource on HN
Add a spending cap
From 1 comment
Do you support a hard limit on money spent? I would like to be able to say 30 bucks a month max or something
hubert123 on HN
Open source or more open documentation
From 1 comment
If your database is not Open Source then your marketing lingo needs to be more open or else you'll have the same mistake as FoundationDB (which looked like vapor-ware). As a…
marknadal on HN
Questions
Why no SQL support
From 1 comment
> It’s relational, but not SQL. Why not? If you already support relational algebra, it seems like a non-brainer to just add SQL. Even if it's only SQL-92 you would be able to…
assface on HN
How does it compare to Google Spanner
From 2 comments
This sounds a lot like google spanner. I'm no expert though. What's the difference?
pbgiese on HNI think they missed Google's launch of Spanner their distributed strongly consistent DB.
danthemanvsqz on HN
How are foreign keys and secondary indexes maintained
From 1 comment
I'm curious about the relational-ness of FaunaDB. e.g. How do you efficiently maintain integrity of foreign key constraints across the entire system? How fast and consistent are…
elvinyung on HN
Alternatives named
Google Cloud Spanner
From 2 comments
This sounds a lot like google spanner. I'm no expert though. What's the difference?
pbgiese on HNI feel like I need to note the pricing. $0.01 per 1,000 queries. That doesn't sound like much, but it adds up. Let's say you make 1,000/sec. $0.01 * 60 seconds in a minute * 60…
mdasen on HN
CockroachDB
From 1 comment
If your database is not Open Source then your marketing lingo needs to be more open or else you'll have the same mistake as FoundationDB (which looked like vapor-ware). As a…
marknadal on HN
Google Cloud Datastore and Firebase Realtime Database
From 1 comment
(Disclosure: I work on Google's Cloud Datastore.) This looks super neat, and I can't wait to learn more about it, but just for the record: I'm pretty sure this isn't the first…
wsh91 on HN
CouchDB/Cloudant
From 1 comment
That pricing model and serverless model is why I've always chosen CouchDB/Cloudant. If I'm doing the MB/hour to GB/month conversion correctly, Fauna cloud is significantly…
doublerebel on HN