Implementing Bitcask, a Log-Structured Hash Table
Read OriginalThis technical article details the implementation of Bitcask, a log-structured hash table for key/value storage, in a Go project called bitcask-lite. It explains the core design, including in-memory key indexing, append-only log files, and concurrency handling. The author discusses the trade-offs, code snippets for the hot read path, and challenges like file parsing, making it a practical guide for understanding database internals.
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