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i was very excited by this technology. i tried to implement it on a large database. it bombed, the hype around nosql kind of whitewashes the fact that at the en
by vain 16y ago
i was very excited by this technology. i tried to implement it on a large database. it bombed, the hype around nosql kind of whitewashes the fact that at the end, it is indexed in a btree, exactly how mysql would do it.
i am not trashing mongodb, i am a big fan of it, i am just making a point about being objective.
- FooBarWidget 16y agoYou're right, that is what many NoSQL databases are. However this simplicity also allows NoSQL databases to more easily implement features like sharding, which is why they're useful. I've yet to see an SQL database that supports sharding and doesn't cost a lot of money.