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Regular old sql Databases are not sexy so sadly they dont get the attention they truly deserve

• edgyquant 6y ago
  I think they are. I learned to code running an old (hand written) forum as a kid (MySQL + PHP) I tend to use postgresql and python now days but my mind is heavily trained to use that relational core and when NoSQL became popular it was so annoying to see the “hackers” in my hometown writing slow systems in mongo and JS because they never were introduced to relational dbs and thought they were becoming deprecated. I’m glad that phase has passed and glad nosql has its place as a key value store (though I’m sure the younger hacker scene likely still relies on nosql as it doesn’t take as much effort to spin up a store and get results; in contrast you need to think ahead about what tables you create and how they relate to each other.)
• asdfman123 6y ago
  I don't get that. Databases underlie everything. It's foundational.
  • dagw 6y ago
    When you are viewing the world through 19 year old eyes and a mind filled with naiveté and dreams of revolutionizing the world, then studying the technology literally your grandparents where using seems like taking a history class. Why waste your time with SQL when you could be studying CUDA backed, AI driven, graph databases?
    • asdfman123 6y ago
      Thankfully my dreams of a career in science were crushed before I pursued one in programming so I don't relate to that.