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I'm not experienced with NoSQL but the name has confused me ever since I've read about it. I believe it stands for "Not only SQL" but the abbreviation really se
by johnward 14y ago
I'm not experienced with NoSQL but the name has confused me ever since I've read about it. I believe it stands for "Not only SQL" but the abbreviation really seems to hint that it abandons all SQL.
- icebraining 14y agoAs far as I know, "not only SQL" is a backronym, coined because of that confusion.
- scott_s 14y agoI suspect that is correct, as it seems that "NoSQL" was a glib name for an informal meeting (http://nosql.eventbrite.com/ http://nosql.eventbrite.com/), and was not necessarily intended to live on.
- klint 14y agoYep, as briefly mentioned in the OP: http://blog.sym-link.com/2009/10/30/nosql_whats_in_a_name.html http://blog.sym-link.com/2009/10/30/nosql_whats_in_a_name.ht...