Concepts
This section is for anyone evaluating TigerBeetle, eager to learn about it, or curious. It focuses on the big picture and problems that TigerBeetle solves. As well as why it looks nothing like a typical SQL database from the outside and from the inside.
- OLTP defines the domain of TigerBeetle — system of record for business transactions.
- Debit-Credit argues that double-entry bookkeeping is the right schema for this domain.
- Performance explains how TigerBeetle achieves state-of-the-art performance.
- Safety shows that safety and performance are not at odds with each other.