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> It's almost as if "everyone" forgot that before SQL (relational database) there was only NoSQL databases of various sorts (hierarchical, document, etc) and SQ
by thomascgalvin 9y ago
> It's almost as if "everyone" forgot that before SQL (relational database) there was only NoSQL databases of various sorts (hierarchical, document, etc) and SQL and the relational model arose to address their shortcomings.
I think at least 25% of modern software development involves slowly, painfully re-learning lessons we intentionally forgot ten years ago.