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> Interestingly enough, we never heard that SQL or the relational model was the root of all their problems. i really think that sometimes SQL and the relationa
by fedd 16y ago
> Interestingly enough, we never heard that SQL or the relational model was the root of all their problems.
i really think that sometimes SQL and the relational model is a problem. at least, the relational database design is a course in a university, along with (object oriented) programming. so, to properly use postgre or mysql in your sophomore web startup, you should know two things well, or have a clever db guy...
i have seen brilliant web programmers that design nightmare database schemas.
- mjw0 16y agoSo relational data is hard but implementing appropriate consistency checks in your application is easy? Or do you just skip that second part and hope for the best?
- fedd 16y agoimho, the second, except that some consistency is present ib document dbs: like in the order example, all order items will be within the document and wont be lost without losing the whole order. no-one would ever use 'eventually consistent' databases for financial or trading data, i think. they're for higly scalable consumer web projects