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If people are using a real database, likely there is just a boolean flag for that record getting flipped to True/False to signify deletion. Unless you use mongo
by brootstrap 8y ago
If people are using a real database, likely there is just a boolean flag for that record getting flipped to True/False to signify deletion. Unless you use mongo, then your shit is probably gone already and you dont even know it.
- wbronitsky 8y agoWait what? Why are you randomly crapping on Mongo? You can use Mongo in exactly the same way as you described.
- pizza 8y agoIt's hacker news, randomly crapping on technology nobody brought up is what hackers do (/s)
- thanatos_dem 8y agoBecause crapping on Mongo is “in” right now. Years ago it used to be “in” to crap on it for its deaign choices, especially its tendency to lose data (seems to be what the parent comment is referencing; see [1] for a summary of some issues from 2013). More recently it’s “in” for their business decisions, with the relicensing and the rise of API-compatible alternatives pushing some users away. But yeah, really no reason to mock them in this discussion, apart from going for internet cool points from an audience that may also be critical of Mongo. [1] https://aphyr.com/posts/284-jepsen-mongodb https://aphyr.com/posts/284-jepsen-mongodb
- talaketu 8y agoReal database supports real erasure.