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There's the old joke about finding an SO. Attractive, intelligent, available: pick any two. I recently realized that with programming languages, it's similar,
by maw 16y ago
There's the old joke about finding an SO. Attractive, intelligent, available: pick any two.
I recently realized that with programming languages, it's similar, but not quite the same. Runs fast, has libraries, isn't totally frikkin braindead: pick one, if you're lucky.
Just now I realized that much the same applies to databases.
- bmelton 16y agoIt applies to much more than you'd expect. I've always heard it referred to as the golden triangle, in which the three best options are presented. In IT services (or web design, or whatever, really), my first exposure to it was "Good, Fast, Cheap; Pick any two."
- shelfu 16y agoUsed to apply that to PC builds as well. Fast, Quiet, Cheap