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AltDB and NoSQL are stupid labels. These names put people into the perspective of relational databases and then show them something totally different. The consu
by cturner 17y ago
AltDB and NoSQL are stupid labels. These names put people into the perspective of relational databases and then show them something totally different. The consumer then has difficulty understanding the topic.
These labels bundle CouchDB into the same category as heavier-than-relational OO databases.
A much better grouping label would be 'map cloud'.
- daleharvey 17y agoI find "data stores" much easier to understand and isnt a loaded term.
- cturner 17y agoThat includes filesystems and RAM. And relational databases, which is something that the phrase needs to distinguish from.
- RyanMcGreal 17y agoHow about non-relational data stores?
- cturner 17y agoI thoughtfully offered response to your question here in my original comment above, before you'd posted your comment.