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Super lazy comment. SQL databases got JSON handling. NoSQL databases added indexes and ACID compliance. An entire new class of databases that operate identical
by BoorishBears 3y ago
Super lazy comment. SQL databases got JSON handling. NoSQL databases added indexes and ACID compliance.
An entire new class of databases that operate identically to existing ones with the exception of a single column type is silly, it's only getting traction because of aggressive VC-funded marketing.
- andre-z 3y agoWould you say the same about Keyword Search engines like Elastic, Solr, etc? It is just another column type, full-text index, that is available in any proper database. Just a hype...
- BoorishBears 3y agoLook up what Lucene is and how it differs from what an RDBMS offers for full-text search and you'll be able to answer that question for yourself. I had a feeling the heavily overdone sarcasm in the original comment was a way to mask a lack of understanding of the subject, and here you confirmed it. _ And maybe call out the fact you're the founder at a vector database SaaS? Definitely explains why you'd put out that original diatribe...