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Comment by mentalgear

I like the ambition and the open-source spirit behind your project! Open-source graph databases are fantastic.

That said, I’d encourage you to consider leveraging existing projects rather than starting from scratch. There are already mature, local / in-browser graph databases that could benefit from your skills and vision.

For example:

- Kuzu https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu: This project had very active development but was recently archived (as of October 10, 2025). Continuiing or forking it could be a game-changer for the community.

- Cozodb https://www.cozodb.org/ It’s very feature-rich and actively seeking contributors. Your expertise could help push it even further.

I do get the appeal of building something from the ground up; it’s incredibly rewarding. But achieving production readiness is seriously challenging and time-consuming. These projects are already years ahead in scope, so contributing to them could accelerate your impact and save you from reinventing the wheel.

parent mentalgear 1 year ago

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