Design

    • Write a key-value database in pure Go.
    • Optimize for SSDs.

    Badger’s design is based on a paper titled WiscKey: Separating Keys from Values in SSD-conscious Storage.

    2 RocksDB is an SSD optimized version of LevelDB, which was designed specifically for rotating disks. As such RocksDB’s design isn’t aimed at SSDs.

    4 Badger provides direct access to value versions via its Iterator API. Users can also specify how many versions to keep per key via Options.

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