An explanation of what is happening to the netCDF architecture and build system, and why...
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Refactoring of the netCDF architecture and build system
18 May 2011
An explanation of what is happening to the netCDF architecture and build system, and why...
[Read More]What can we learn from Relational Databases?
16 May 2011
How do we scale up to petabyte datasets? Lessons from the adult in the room, relational databases.
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Indexed data access and coordinate contract violations
10 May 2011
Indexed data access exposes the physical schema of datasets and makes violations of the relationship between coordinate and indices commonplace for datasets that change, such as aggregations of rolling archives. Making data requests in coordinate space will be added to the next generation of data access protocols, partly in order to solve this problem.
[Read More]Do blogs about Coordinates need to be monotonous?
04 May 2011
You may be shocked that netCDF coordinates can't always be monotonic. Other embarrassing facts are also revealed.
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