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Summary

Attila Kisko, a developer from Budapest, Hungary, is known for creating the Enyim client library for .NET, a widely used tool in the Membase community. His programming journey began at a young age with the Commodore 64 and evolved through various platforms, leading to his role at Fathom Technologies, where he worked with major tech companies before founding FreeBlog. The Enyim project was initiated due to a lack of reliable distributed caching solutions for Freeblog.hu, prompting Attila to create a C# client library. Despite considering Java, he finds C# more appealing for its rapid advancements and ease of maintenance. Enyim continues to evolve alongside Membase, with Attila anticipating new features and integrating capabilities from other NoSQL technologies like Redis and MongoDB. He views the NoSQL movement as a shift towards cloud-based, scalable solutions that overcome the limitations of traditional relational databases.