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Distributed databases with Peter Mattis
aired Sep 30, 2026 · 101.0m
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Summary
He built a Gimp image editor while at college, designed the original storage system behind Gmail, and built many more large, complex, and widely used systems.
Why listen
It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of like, know, kind, including: This is Peter Mattis, co-founder and CTO of Cockroach Labs.
Key takeaways
- 01He built a Gimp image editor while at college, designed the original storage system behind Gmail, and built many more large, complex, and widely used systems
- 02And this isn't Vibe Coded Junk, but database-worthy, high-quality, high-performance code, thanks to working with strong coding models
- 03Today we cover why B-trees are so important when building databases, and why Peter kept reaching for the data structure over and over throughout his career
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