UNIX on Ricky

UNIX on Rickyhttps://linzeyan.github.io/categories/unix/Recent content in UNIX on RickyHugo -- gohugo.ioenFri, 13 Mar 2026 18:30:42 +0800Articleshttps://linzeyan.github.io/posts/2026/20260313-articles/Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:30:42 +0800https://linzeyan.github.io/posts/2026/20260313-articles/<ul> <li><a href="https://leandronsp.com/articles/you-dont-need-kafka-building-a-message-queue-with-only-two-unix-signals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">You don’t need Kafka: Building a message queue with only two UNIX signals</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tigerdata.com/blog/its-2026-just-use-postgres" target="_blank" rel="noopener">It’s 2026, Just Use Postgres</a></li> <li><a href="https://rednafi.com/go/context-cancellation-cause/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What canceled my Go context?</a></li> <li><a href="https://notes.brooklynzelenka.com/Blog/Notes-on-Writing-Wasm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Notes on Writing Wasm</a></li> <li><a href="https://antonz.org/go-1-26/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Go 1.26 interactive tour</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="its-2026-just-use-postgres">It’s 2026, Just Use Postgres</h2> <h3 id="the-use-the-right-tool-trap">The “Use the Right Tool” Trap</h3> <p>You’ve heard the advice: “Use the right tool for the right job.”</p> <p>Sounds wise. So you end up with:</p> <ol> <li>Elasticsearch for search</li> <li>Pinecone for vectors</li> <li>Redis for caching</li> <li>MongoDB for documents</li> <li>Kafka for queues</li> <li>InfluxDB for time-series</li> <li>PostgreSQL for… the stuff that’s left</li> </ol> <p>Here’s what most people don’t realize: Postgres extensions use the same or better algorithms as specialized databases (in many cases).</p>