---
title: "YDB — an open-source Distributed SQL Database"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/ydb-an-open-source-distributed-sql-database-c2y8m-vhb
source_url: https://ydb.tech/
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2022-04-19T20:08:04.748Z
updated: 2026-03-15T03:27:09.097Z
tags: ["backend", "general-programming", "open-source", "sql"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 15
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# YDB — an open-source Distributed SQL Database

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

## Summary

Using YDB as a database allowed Market Cart to withstand a hundredfold increase in the load on the Cart, while observing strict guarantees for response times. The migration was completed by just one developer in one month. The Cart is one of the key components of any marketplace or online store.

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## Community discussion

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**@qorbani** · 1 upvotes

> Very interesting DB engine! Fun fact: they used “IT Crowd” and “Silicon Valley” in many of their examples which was funny 😁 Those two are my favorite TV shows which makes reading the sames enjoyable 👌

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Tags: [#backend](https://daily.dev/tags/backend), [#general-programming](https://daily.dev/tags/general-programming), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#sql](https://daily.dev/tags/sql)

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