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The post's argument appears to be that SQL (by which he means relational databases, as noted in the comments) are popular because implementing ACID is too much
by silentbicycle 17y ago
The post's argument appears to be that SQL (by which he means relational databases, as noted in the comments) are popular because implementing ACID is too much trouble, and because dealing with random file access is confusing.
It sounds like it never even crossed his mind that the relational model is a good fit for some problems. Wow.
- davidmathers 17y agoIt sounds like it never even crossed his mind that the relational model is a good fit for some problems. 98% of programmers think the word "relation" has something to do with links between tables. I doubt the OP has ever even heard of a concept called "the relational model".
- silentbicycle 17y agoTouché.