I Built a Database That Never Forgets — Here's Why

📰 Dev.to · Will badr

Learn how to build a bitemporal ledger database that preserves history, with a read time of 276ns, using Rust

advanced Published 7 Mar 2026
Action Steps
  1. Design a bitemporal data model to store historical data
  2. Implement a ledger-based database architecture using Rust
  3. Optimize database reads using indexing and caching techniques
  4. Test and benchmark database performance using tools like Benchmarking libraries
  5. Apply bitemporal querying techniques to retrieve historical data
Who Needs to Know This

Database architects and developers can benefit from this article to design and implement a database that retains historical data, improving data analysis and auditing capabilities

Key Insight

💡 Bitemporal databases can preserve historical data, enabling improved data analysis and auditing capabilities

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🚀 Built a database that never forgets! 📚 TensorDB, a Rust bitemporal ledger database, achieves 276ns reads 🚀

Key Takeaways

Learn how to build a bitemporal ledger database that preserves history, with a read time of 276ns, using Rust

Full Article

Most databases destroy history every time you UPDATE a row. I built one that doesn't. Here's the architecture behind TensorDB, a Rust bitemporal ledger database with 276ns reads.
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