This movement sounds reactionary, and perhaps for good reason. SQL has been the default method for storing and retrieving data for a long time, but obviously i

This movement sounds reactionary, and perhaps for good reason. SQL has been the default method for storing and retrieving data for a long time, but obviously it isn't the best fit for every case. That said, I like sql. I find it extremely easy and natural to keep relational models in my head and write queries. While I do appreciate some of the tools that free me from writing very basic CRUD stuff or persisting objects, I don't like to be too insulated from my database, and I'll gladly drop to sql when I need to. The problem is that sql has been used for all data persistence and retrieval for far too long, when all kinds of different models might have been appropriate. So I guess this is a kind of backlash. And eventually, there will be a backlash against the backlash - or, more likely, people will forget there ever was an argument, and we'll get a new generation of developers who think they've discovered relational algebra for the first time.