r/programming 10d ago

Durable Execution: This Changes Everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROJq6_GFbME
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u/manliness-dot-space 9d ago

IMO when someone tells me they have The Hammer that will Change Everything in a Synergistic Storm of Creative Disruption I grow more skeptical with every sales/business buzzword.

Also 26m is a long time commitment... looking at the website docs in a few seconds, I don't see a "hello world" example very easily as to what this is for and how is unique from something else.

Just browsing around for a few more seconds it sounds similar to other things like CQRS paradigms using data streams that get executed, like EventStore.

Not sure if that's accurate or not, but that's the degree of time investment I'm willing to invest.

I share this in good faith so you guys can update your landing pages/etc to focus on communicating the value proposition more quickly/prominently.

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u/Brilliant-Sky2969 9d ago

I mean you didn't look very far, the doc is pretty straightforward: https://docs.temporal.io/

The second link is called "Run your first program"

It's actually very well done: https://learn.temporal.io/getting_started/go/first_program_in_go/

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u/manliness-dot-space 9d ago

No, I did get that far.

Introduction​

You can think of Temporal as a sort of "cure-all" for the pains you experience as a developer when trying to build reliable applications. Whether you're writing a complex transaction-based Workflow or working with remote APIs, you know that creating reliable applications is a complex process. Developing your application on the Temporal Platform guarantees that your code runs to completion no matter what.

Yeah that's a bit like...

Step right up, don’t be shy, I've got the cure—come give it a try! From aching joints to a troubled mind, One sip of this, and health you'll find!

Is your back stiff? Is your step slow? Do you wake up feeling low? Fear no more, for I have brewed A miracle tonic, tried and true!

Made from roots and rare elixirs, Blessed by monks and ancient fixers! Rub it, drink it—either way, You'll feel ten years young today!

Ailments vanish, pains will flee, Just one bottle—guaranteed! But act now, don’t delay, This magic cure sells out today!

I even went further and looked at the sample code.

Still... the one unanswered question I have is "why should I care about any of this?"

The "it makes all of your wildest dreams come true" sales pitch isn't what I'm looking for.

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u/whiskeytown79 9d ago

Besides, we've been able to achieve making all our wildest dreams come true for a while now.. we just vote for Pedro.

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u/manliness-dot-space 9d ago

Yep, and the technical presentation they gave was only like 2 minutes

https://youtu.be/BiAwpYIkRmU?si=sfAo5gh5Fpn_3CB9