
Reblogged by bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill"):
Lots of engineering decisions get made on vibes. Popularity, anecdotes—they can lead to expedient decisions rather than rigorous ones. At Oxide, our choice to go with CockroachDB was hardly hasty! @dap joined me and @bcantrill to talk about why we choose CRDB… and how Cockroach Labs' recent switch to a proprietary license impacts that.