Why Redis is so fast explained using simple motion graphics

Most people assume Redis is fast because of some complex multi-threaded. Turns out it's the opposite — it runs on a single thread and still beats most databases. The reason comes down to how it handles I/O at the OS level and why memory access patterns matter more than thread count. Here's a animated breakdown of the internals if anyone's curious. submitted by /u/lonely_geek_ [link] [留言]