I do not know in what order Kyle et al. wrote the report, but as I progressed through different parts I think I could detect instances of an increasingly fatigued/disheartened/unhinged tone--without compromising the professionalism we expect from Jepsen analyses, of course. These moments of humanity brought me joy.
More cynically, I suspect that many low-quality database projects succeed or fail based more on marketing and hype than robustness. A dishonest product could simply take the line "engineers at Orkes were able to produce a highly sophisticated database system" from the report out of context, quote it on their homepage attributed to aphyr/Kyle/Jepsen, and reap short-term rewards and popularity. I hope I'm wrong.
More cynically, I suspect that many low-quality database projects succeed or fail based more on marketing and hype than robustness. A dishonest product could simply take the line "engineers at Orkes were able to produce a highly sophisticated database system" from the report out of context, quote it on their homepage attributed to aphyr/Kyle/Jepsen, and reap short-term rewards and popularity. I hope I'm wrong.