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> I think a good DBA ought to be able to better than an automatic process possibly could Absolutely, although in modern orgs I'd expect this to be the domain o

> I think a good DBA ought to be able to better than an automatic process possibly could Absolutely, although in modern orgs I'd expect this to be the domain of backend engineers rather than "a DBA", a mythical creature I've never actually seen in real life.

kristiandupont 4y ago
Oh they exist alright, I have met them. They are bearded old men that rule the kingdom of Oracle in a dusty room that smells of stale coffee. If you ask them if you may please have a table they respond angrily "NO, you may NOT have a table!"
- _eht 4y ago
  This made me spit out my stale coffee.
- smrtinsert 4y ago
  I sometimes think this was the actual use case being solved by the nosql movement.
  - ruined 4y ago
    all new technology solves a problem, sometimes it's a social problem
  - Shorel 4y ago
    And you would be right. Grumpy old men complaining no one in the company is able to write good enough queries. We got rid of them when we migrated from Oracle to AWS Aurora.
- partdavid 4y ago
  I was an Oracle DBA for 11 years. The joke is: Q: What is the difference between a DBA and a terrorist? A: You can negotiate with a terrorist. After being a DBA, I moved into security, so I could tell people NO with even less consideration and more cruelty.
galdosdi 4y ago
Where I'm from, DBA is just a euphemism for "employee with write access to the prod DB"