FAST database writes with LSM (Log-Structured Merge trees)

Description:
Ever wondered how databases write data insanely fast? LSM trees batch writes in memory, flush them to sorted runs on disk, and compact them later, trading read speed for blazing write throughput. Let's break down how it all works.

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