Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

SSD read speed for 1MB today is the same as RAM read speed for 1MB in 2008.

I wonder what kind of implications this has for designing databases... or swap files.




We have memory mapped files now which look to the program like ordinary RAM but are backed by disk storage. (You still need to call sync to actually write back to disk.)




Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: