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Ask HN: Why isn't there a Node.js SQL core module?
I understand that database drivers need to be installed as dependencies, but I'm wondering why basic relational database connectivity, querying and other mechanisms such as transactions are not part of core modules. E.g. java.sql.*, database/sql in Go.
- syndicatedjelly 3y ago[flagged]
- myvoiceismypass 3y agoDo you feel the same way about the stable things that _have_ been in the node core libraries for a while now?
- quickthrower2 3y agoJava, Go and C# have big tech backers to finance building all the things under one umbrella.
- nwellnhof 3y agoDevelopment on Perl's DBI started in 1992 and I'm sure there wasn't a big tech backer.
- quickthrower2 3y agoOk yes looks like it was just Larry Wall. Not sure if Unisys paid for his time or it was part time. But anyway not a big tech backed language.