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This advice -- the most frequent reply in this thread -- is the same as saying you should be able to accurately predict the future. Database management is a big

by gregjor 14y ago

This advice -- the most frequent reply in this thread -- is the same as saying you should be able to accurately predict the future. Database management is a big and complicated topic. Especially with emerging tools like Mongo there is no way reading a book is going to give you the expertise and experience you need to choose the right tool. You do your best and maybe make the wrong decision. It's not stupid to go down the wrong path. What's stupid is continuing down the path after you've encountered one problem after another.

jt2190 14y ago
> This advice [Use the right tool for the right job]... > is the same as saying you should be able to accurately > predict the future. The future that's easy to predict here is the one where a person who doesn't know anything about the tools will need extra time to learn about them, and possibly extra time to switch tools once they've become more knowledgeable.
stickfigure 14y ago
It doesn't require the ability to predict the future, just some familiarity with the tools. The OP's use case (small amounts of data, low traffic, lots of aggregation) is perfect for an RDBMS, and anyone with even casual familiarity with both SQL and NoSQL systems could easily prognosticate that.