In benchmark tests across 12 document query patterns, Redis 8.0’s rearchitected RedisJSON module delivered a median 62% improvement in query throughput over Redis 7.2’s JSON implementation, with p99 latency dropping from 182ms to 68ms for nested document path lookups. This isn’t a minor optimization: it’s a ground-up rewrite of the JSON parsing, indexing, and query execution pipelines, driven by three years of production feedback from teams running 100k+ QPS document workloads on Redis. 📡 Hacker News Top Stories Right Now The Whistleblower Who Uncovered the NSA's 'Big Brother Machine' (98 points) Shai-Hulud Themed Malware Found in the PyTorch Lightning AI Training Library (92 points) Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants (557 points) I built a Game Boy emulator in F# (22 points) Claude Code refuses requests or charges extra if your commits mention "OpenClaw" (387 points) Key Insights Redis 8.0 RedisJSON delivers 60-65% higher query throughput than Redis 7.2 for document paths with 5+ nested…