Are databases more popular as they get older?

Taosi data is a time series database （Time-Series Database） The company （TDengine | Time series database _ Open source temporal database _ Real time database - Taosi data ）, Because the technology is all self-developed , Therefore, the technical requirements for R & D can be imagined . The R & D team of the company all graduated from China University of science and Technology 、 Chinese academy of sciences 、 tsinghua 、 Shanghai Jiaotong University 、 University of Michigan 、 University of Maryland and other well-known universities or institutions , All have master's or doctor's degrees , In Distributed Computing 、 Years of research and development experience in data storage and database . Team members in Beijing 、 Silicon valley 、 Shenzhen 、 Shanghai and Xi'an . Say that , Small T I'm not here to show off , I just want to discuss this problem more objectively .

There was a hot topic before ,「 Taosi data （TDengine Database） What is the average age of engineers , exceed 35 What are the advantages of a - year-old programmer in a pure technology driven company ？」 Taosi data （TDengine） What is the average age of engineers , exceed 35 What are the advantages of a - year-old programmer in a pure technology driven company ？ - You know

You can see from the post , Our average age happens to be 35 year , What does that mean ？ It means that we have experienced programmers from large factories , There are also new programmers who have just entered the society after graduating from well-known universities , What's more, the so-called “ Golden Age ” Colleague . So is database development more popular as you get older , This is certainly not absolute .

Taojianhui, the founder of our company, has such an answer in the topic ：

Older programmers can play a big role in R & D , At what point ：

1. Because I've been on the battlefield for a long time , The ability to abstract 、 Strong data modeling ability , Colorful on the surface 、 Complex user requirements , You can see the essence of the problem at a glance . This is the skill most needed to make a good product , Young programmers are hard to have . For example, I 2016 When studying IOT data at the end of the year , It is considered that there is no essential difference between the processing of temporal data and message queue , The storage architecture is exactly the same , This is abstraction .

2. On the surface, IT The technology is changing fast , But fundamentally , In fact, the change is very small , And all kinds of development tools are getting better and better , There is no change in the way to solve the problem . These basic methods need to be accumulated in the work . For example, we TDengine, You have to be very familiar with various caching mechanisms , Scheduling of threads , Memory management, etc . If you write a simple KV Storage can't be written , It's impossible to develop TDengine Of .

3. Because of the long working hours , I've seen all kinds of people 、 I've seen everything , The mentality at work will be more normal , You will be more clear about your position . And young , Many are arrogant 、 have grandiose aims but puny abilities , Some grow up , everything is going smoothly , It is difficult to accept criticism and frustration , Have not suffered any social torture , Therefore, work is often unstable , This is something the company doesn't like .

Age can only be a manifestation of accumulation , It is the accumulation of technology, but also the polishing of mentality , This is what basic software must have , Have the spirit of seeking defeat alone , Also have to endure loneliness .

What about being a young technician ？ Our company has another example , Another co-founder of our company ,90 After Cheng Hongze , It's Mr. Tao, the junior brother of China University of science and Technology , When he was still studying for his master's degree, he had already interned in our company . Without any work experience, he completed the sequential data compression module independently , Soon finished shell Development of . After graduating from the University of Michigan , He officially joined Taosi , Continue to work with us as a co-founder .

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Two things represent different age groups , It also means that the value that technicians of different ages can bring to a software is different . Aging has its own mellow flavor , New wine also has different flavors , As long as you meet a group of like-minded partners , Doing the right thing at the right time will certainly show its own value . I hope Taosi data can help you find the direction of research and development , If you are interested, please come to the official website to see more information ：TDengine | Time series database _ Open source temporal database _ Real time database - Taosi data You can even join our technology group , Discuss database issues together .