| ▲ | polynomial 4 days ago |
| Why was it named that is also a question. |
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| ▲ | isaacremuant 4 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| > Jay Kreps chose to name the software after the author Franz Kafka because it is "a system optimized for writing", and he liked Kafka's work. From Wikipedia. |
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| ▲ | clippy99 4 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Kafkaesque to configure and get running for simple tasks. | |
| ▲ | atombender 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | A system optimized for writing could also describe the machine in Kafka's "In the Penal Colony". | |
| ▲ | physicles 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | That’s funny, I assumed it was called Kafka because the act of processing items in a queue over and over could be described as kafkaesque. | |
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| ▲ | theyinwhy 4 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| It is called Kafka because it can write. |
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| ▲ | throw310822 3 days ago | parent [-] | | It's a bit like calling a dictation software "Hitler" because he also liked to dictate. | | |
| ▲ | alt227 3 days ago | parent [-] | | Thats a brilliant idea, although if I ever create a dictation software I am going to call it 'Mussolini'. | | |
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