Jepsen: ParticleDB 1.1.4
155 comments
- Points230
- Comments123
#6Rank now –
#6Peak rank
2Days on list
232Score · 7d
Oct 31, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
https://github.com/jepsen-io/particledb
- Points
- 230
- Comments
- 123
- Submitted by
- aphyr
- Posted
- Oct 31, 2026
- Site
- jepsen.io
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on jepsen.io.
Trending history
Jepsen: ParticleDB 1.1.4 was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 31, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 73 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #6 of 30, reached on Nov 1, 04:37 UTC. It is #6 right now, holding steady at #6 over the last 6 checks. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.
Rank history
Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
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Metric history
points as reported by Hacker News.
Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News · Front page | #6 | 2 | 73 | |
| LLobsters · Hottest Jepsen: ParticleDB 1.1.4 | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
Brutal! > ParticleDB 1.1.4 claimed to be a Postgres-compatible database ... Instead, we found a library of confusion > exhibited frequent, profound transactional anomalies in essentially every way we could measure. We routinely observed the loss of committed writes, internal consistency violations, G1a (Aborted…
> Given the severity and extent of the safety errors we found, and the process which produced them, Jepsen recommends users halt further deployment of ParticleDB and migrate to other databases as soon as possible. Consider checking and/or rebuilding database state from more reliable sources, if available. I guess…
> ParticleDB’s home page advertised that ParticleDB was “formally proven” with a TLA+ proof. However, during our collaboration no TLA+ specification was available. It is unclear what properties might be proven, or whether they described ParticleDB as built.
Questions
Is Jepsen: ParticleDB 1.1.4 trending on Hacker News right now?
Yes. As of Nov 1, 10:52 UTC it is #6, holding steady at #6 over the last 6 checks.
What is the highest rank Jepsen: ParticleDB 1.1.4 reached?
#6 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 1, 04:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Jepsen: ParticleDB 1.1.4 been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 31, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (73 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
230 points and 123 comments; submitted by aphyr on Oct 31, 2026.