---
title: "Why use ECC?"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-use-ecc--fjwzjjuvm
source_url: https://danluu.com/why-ecc/
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2024-05-08T13:06:18.863Z
updated: 2024-05-09T07:55:57.971Z
tags: ["hardware", "sap"]
reading_time: 15
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Why use ECC?

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 15 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

This post discusses the arguments against using ECC memory, including the fact that Google didn't use it in their servers in 1999, the rarity of RAM errors due to hardware improvements, and the belief that if ECC were important, it would be used everywhere. However, the post counters these arguments and highlights the importance of ECC memory in preventing data corruption.

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Tags: [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#sap](https://daily.dev/tags/sap)

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