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An RDBMS is not the best data store for all data. Sometimes flat files or other are the simplest tool for the job, as shown in the article. Adding a database to
by yuliyp 3y ago
An RDBMS is not the best data store for all data. Sometimes flat files or other are the simplest tool for the job, as shown in the article. Adding a database to any of those tools would definitely not be worth the trade-off.
- Aeolun 3y agoSometimes, but I lean towards going with the RDBMS first, and then switch to flat text files if that proves to be a better choice. Because 90% of the time the RDBMS is.
- scott_w 3y agoMy statement assumed that as a starting point. To be fair, the decision to use a database or other format, given a reasonable amount of experience, is also a fairly quick thought process. By the time I open my editor to write my first line of code I’ve already made my choice.