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I take it as the same reason they don’t want to use boring technology like HAProxy, or why they think infrastructure in general is beneath them: because they ar
by sgarland 3y ago
I take it as the same reason they don’t want to use boring technology like HAProxy, or why they think infrastructure in general is beneath them: because they are easily influenced by breathless grifters on Medium promoting the New Thing.
SQL isn’t going away any time soon. At its heart, it’s relational algebra. If you can learn DS&A, you can learn relational algebra.
- rglover 3y agoFWIW, I love HAProxy but hate SQL (for the exact reasons the OC suggests). It turns the simple into soup and makes bugs more likely. Every single non-trivial usage of it I've seen in the wild has been a ball of spaghetti. I bought the learning curve argument for a long time until I finally realized: no, SQL is a victim of its own success. It's popular because it's popular, not because it's a superior language. That popularity has encouraged a gambling addict level of doubling down that continues to gaslight less-experienced developers into believing it's "the way." You're right that it isn't going away, but when it does, I'll be the first to dance on its grave.