> relational tables are just not even close The answer here is, like all things in tech, it depends. It depends on what the data is. It depends on what you wan

> relational tables are just not even close The answer here is, like all things in tech, it depends. It depends on what the data is. It depends on what you want to do with the data. It depends on what expectations are being made about that data. > We humans don't have/use tables mentally I just ate lunch. When I stepped in they wrote my name on a list with the number in my party. The server wrote my order on a paper with one grid line per item. Two tables, the old fashioned way. Tables are very natural for people. Evidence: the enduring popularity of spreadsheets, and lunch.