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That's something we'll make sure to keep around indefintely. I always hate things that are too magically, which optimizers frequently seem to me, but I also get why they're useful to people. The best compromise I think is to give people the magic and a way to opt out of the magic.



The best compromise I think is to give people the magic and a way to opt out of the magic.

This is actually a surprisingly succinct way to describe the philosophy behind most RethinkDB features. This approached worked really well so far.


Get thee to a tweetery.




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