[Sirupsen]

To avoid any dependencies other than object storage, we've been making use of this in our database (turbopuffer.com) for consensus and concurrency control since day one. Been waiting for this since the day we launched on Google Cloud Storage ~1 year ago. Our bet that S3 would get it in a reasonable time-frame worked out!

https://turbopuffer.com/blog/turbopuffer

[amazingamazing]

Interesting that what’s basically an ad is the top comment - it’s not like this is open source or anything - can’t even use it immediately (you have to apply for access). Totally proprietary. At least elasticsearch is APGL, saying nothing of open search which also supports use of S3

[viraptor]

Someone made an informed technical bet that worked out. Sounds like HN material to me. (Also, is it really a useful ad if you can't easily use the product?)

[ramraj07]

No one owes anyone open source. If they can make the business case work or if it works in their favor, sure.

[jrochkind1]

I don't mind hearing another developer's use case for this feature, even if it's commercial proprietary software.

It's no longer top comment, which is fine.

[jauntywundrkind]

https://github.com/slatedb/slatedb will, I expect, use this at some point. Object backed DB, which is open source.

[deanCommie]

I mean isn't the news story itself essentially an ad?

[CobrastanJorji]

I'm glad that bet worked out for you, but what made you think one year ago that S3 would introduce it soon that was untrue for the previous 15 years?