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I built an LSM storage engine from scratch in Rust
by nlz·Mar 5, 2026·3 points·2 comments
AI Analysis
●MidRabbit HoleBig Brain
LSM engine learning project; interesting technical details but shipping status unclear.
Strengths
- •Thoughtful design before coding: MVCC versioning, WiscKey key-value separation, configurable tiering.
- •Honest narrative about constraints and trade-offs; not a hype post, genuine engineering exploration.
Weaknesses
- •Blog post, not a usable product; no benchmarks, no release, no proof of correctness.
- •LSM implementations already exist (RocksDB, LevelDB); unclear what Strata uniquely contributes.
Category
Target Audience
Systems engineers, database enthusiasts, developers learning storage engine design.
Similar To
RocksDB · LevelDB · BadgerDB
Post Description
A personal project — building a storage engine for fun, exploring LSM design, and developing with an LLM as a partner.
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