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This is the first time I've ever heard anyone say, "I wrote an app that didn't use a database and it worked out for the best in this instance." I would counter
by ScottWhigham 17y ago
This is the first time I've ever heard anyone say, "I wrote an app that didn't use a database and it worked out for the best in this instance." I would counter with suggesting that, for any app that you expect is going to either (a) grow quickly, or (b) be unsupported by you in the future likely should have a database, otherwise you will have trouble.
- jedliu 17y agoWhat I'm taking away from the article is the ol' KISS prinicple. I don't see why building on an RDBMS necessitates added cost, though. I can think of at least two production-quality products that are free, and depending on the application, using the structure provided by database tables and SQL queries can actually be simpler than using a mishmash of hashtables and XML files.