SPspotlayn·Dec 27, 2025Submission
I built a Redis clone in Go purely by vibe, and it's 1.9x faster
2 points · Open discussionwutlu
boltcache
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wutlu / boltcache
boltcache
Fast, Redis-compatible in-memory cache in Go: RESP + REST API, real Lua scripting, transactions, pub/sub, eviction policies and crash-safe persistence.
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71GitHub stars
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What it is
Fast, Redis-compatible in-memory cache in Go: RESP + REST API, real Lua scripting, transactions, pub/sub, eviction policies and crash-safe persistence.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| Dec 18 | 2025-12-18 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-12-19 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | 2025-12-19 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-12-20 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 20 | 2025-12-20 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-12-21 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 | 2025-12-21 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-12-22 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 22 | 2025-12-22 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-12-23 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 | 2025-12-23 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-12-24 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 24 | 2025-12-24 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-12-25 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 2025-12-25 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-12-26 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 26 | 2025-12-26 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-12-27 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 | 2025-12-27 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-12-28 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What Hacker News says
7 sourcesthe entire benchmark part of the readme was added by an ai bot last week in a random swagger PR ? :D https://github.com/wutlu/boltcache/pull/1/files#diff-b335630...
In Redis vs. BoltCacheThe “Lua engine” seems to support only one, hardcoded, command (redis.call) with no other syntax/lua operators! It even lacks conditionals! https://github.com/wutlu/boltcache/blob/main/lua.go
In Redis vs. BoltCacheA High-Performance Redis Alternative Built in Go
2 points · Open discussionBoltCache: A High-Performance Redis Alternative Built in Go
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