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Files-as-vector stores is LanceDB's value proposition. How do you compare in performance, etc.?

This is quite different than LanceDB. In VectorVFS I'm using the inodes directly to store the embeddings, there is no external file with metadata and db, the db is your filesystem itself, that's the key difference.

That's an implementation detail, and it sounds more like a liability than a selling point, to have such tight coupling. (Why) do you see not using files as a good thing?

Let me ask another question: is this intended for production use, or is it more of a research project? Because as a user I care about things like speed, simplicity, flexibility, and robustness.

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