MapReduce
January 24, 2008
You know PageRank, you should know MapReduce. And as a side note, man, it's great to see a true geek write the way this fellow does. What a pleasure to read!
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This was written just like a Joel on Software article, which means I loved it.
what, no direct mention of dewitt and stonebraker?
Thank you, John, for pointing the guy out, a pleasure to read. Printed it and will discuss of Shabbos table :)
Thank you, John, for pointing the guy out, a pleasure to read. Printed it and will discuss over Shabbos table :)
That was an amazing read. I had no idea what MapReduce was, but his vivid prose and comparisons made it so good. Have the blog added to Google personal page.
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