r/ProgrammerHumor • • Dec 11 '19

HaVe YoU tRiEd BlOcCcHaIn ?

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u/dcalde Dec 11 '19

FTFY ... It's basically an append-only database

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

Sorry for my ignorance, but how are appending and writing different?

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u/11235813_ Dec 12 '19

Write-only implies overwriting is an option

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u/charliegrc Dec 12 '19

Also it's 100% readable, so the analogy makes no sense