<antirez>
6 hours ago
- The author left Redis 4.44 years ago and avoided all related work, but returned after feeling a lack of purpose and concern over community fragmentation.
- They contacted Redis CEO Rowan Trollope for a part-time role as a 'bridge' between the company and community, focusing on demos, design, and documentation.
- The author argues the license switch from BSD to SSPL is understandable, as it prevents cloud providers from using Redis without revenue sharing.
- They see vector capabilities as a natural fit for Redis, introducing 'Vector Sets' (e.g., VSIM command) for K-NN searches using embeddings.
- The author emphasizes Redis as 'Lego for programmers,' leaving design flexibility to users rather than enforcing rigid patterns.
- AI tools like Claude have helped the author improve coding and writing efficiency, and they believe vector search is crucial for Redis's future.