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Oh, I agree--I got very into databases, which most of my coworkers regard as "boring." But I found that there is considerable beauty in SQL, normalization is an
by fusiongyro 14y ago
Oh, I agree--I got very into databases, which most of my coworkers regard as "boring." But I found that there is considerable beauty in SQL, normalization is an art form, and performance tuning is tinkering that can go on forever. So I enjoy them quite a bit while most developers consider them nothing more than a dull "persistent store."
All of the things I mentioned conceal gems like these within them. But before you can appreciate a concealed gem, you have to learn what gems look like and how to mine them, and except for gaming and web front-ends it does not happen automatically.
- X4 14y agoYour coworkers were wrong, you were right (in the decision to explore it). Databases produce lots of more "boring" problems that need to be solved with even more boring techniques. The conclusion is that Databases are in fact a really interesting and endless field of research. hmm, dunno. I'm good at sysadmin stuff, software-development, webdev and graphic-design.