DuckDB finally discovers the ancient art of #encryption, like it's 1999 📆🔐. They pat themselves on the back for adding "cutting-edge" features that every other database had a decade ago, while the world collectively yawns 😴.
https://duckdb.org/2025/11/19/encryption-in-duckdb #DuckDB #AncientArt #DatabaseFeatures #YawnFest #HackerNews #ngated
Data-at-Rest Encryption in DuckDB

DuckDB v1.4 ships database encryption capabilities. In this blog post, we dive into the implementation details of the encryption, show how to use it and demonstrate its performance implications.

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OrioleDB's #Bridged Indexes: because who doesn't love yet another revolutionary #database feature that promises to fix problems nobody knew existed? 🤔🎉 Let's all pretend this complex #tech jargon will change our lives while we secretly Google "Btree" like it's a trendy new diet. 🍽️📚
https://www.orioledb.com/blog/orioledb-bridged-indexes #OrioleDB #Indexes #innovation #Btree #databasefeatures #HackerNews #ngated
Bridged Indexes in OrioleDB: architecture, internals & everyday use? | OrioleDB

Since version beta10 OrioleDB supports building indexes other than B-tree. Bridged indexes are meant to support these indexes on OrioleDB tables.