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I'm sort of struggling to imagine anyone really using MongoDB at all in a couple of years. But then again, plenty of shops still use MySQL (and one of my clien

I'm sort of struggling to imagine anyone really using MongoDB at all in a couple of years. But then again, plenty of shops still use MySQL (and one of my clients uses DB2...).

hnhipster 12y ago
Exactly! I can't imagine anyone using MongoDB at all in a couple of years either. Everything will be in Node! But then again, I am going to say the opposite of what I just said to hedge my bet and point out plenty of shops still use MySQL. No serious company like YouTube, Facebook, or until recently Google Ads would use it. I love sitting in my armchair and passing technical judgements without providing any technical details!
- mlvljr 12y ago
  Nice benefit, bro (high five)!!
- hnhipster 12y ago
  The approach to comments link doesn't indicate I should avoid sarcasm. But if that's how it is going to be then maybe one of the moderators can add that there? Link in question: https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html.
eksith 12y ago
Changing databases is extremely painful if there's a fair amount of data already stored there. It doesn't matter how "database agnostic" the code was originally, there are too many edge cases that tend to become front cases over time that you have to adjust for your specific database. But just like with MySQL, I imagine those who can migrate to another DB would do so at the first opportunity or wait for the equivalent of MariaDB to make a "drop-in replacement" in lieu of messing with their application code.
ExpiredLink 12y ago
> and one of my clients uses DB2 ???
yangyang 12y ago
What's wrong with DB2? I know it's commercial and a bit arcane in areas, but it's a far more powerful database than MySQL.
- BjoernKW 12y ago
  It depends. DB2 comes in several editions. The DB2 that IBM mostly sells nowadays is ok but there's also DB2/400, which -as the name suggests - comes with all sorts of quirks and funny mainframey limitations.
- collyw 12y ago
  Big banks still use it.

I'm sort of struggling to imagine anyone really using MongoDB at all in a couple of years. But then again, plenty of shops still use MySQL (and one of my clients uses DB2...).

hnhipster 12y ago

Exactly! I can't imagine anyone using MongoDB at all in a couple of years either. Everything will be in Node! But then again, I am going to say the opposite of what I just said to hedge my bet and point out plenty of shops still use MySQL. No serious company like YouTube, Facebook, or until recently Google Ads would use it. I love sitting in my armchair and passing technical judgements without providing any technical details!

mlvljr 12y ago
Nice benefit, bro (high five)!!
hnhipster 12y ago
The approach to comments link doesn't indicate I should avoid sarcasm. But if that's how it is going to be then maybe one of the moderators can add that there? Link in question: https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html.

eksith 12y ago

Changing databases is extremely painful if there's a fair amount of data already stored there. It doesn't matter how "database agnostic" the code was originally, there are too many edge cases that tend to become front cases over time that you have to adjust for your specific database. But just like with MySQL, I imagine those who can migrate to another DB would do so at the first opportunity or wait for the equivalent of MariaDB to make a "drop-in replacement" in lieu of messing with their application code.

ExpiredLink 12y ago

> and one of my clients uses DB2 ???

yangyang 12y ago

What's wrong with DB2? I know it's commercial and a bit arcane in areas, but it's a far more powerful database than MySQL.

BjoernKW 12y ago
It depends. DB2 comes in several editions. The DB2 that IBM mostly sells nowadays is ok but there's also DB2/400, which -as the name suggests - comes with all sorts of quirks and funny mainframey limitations.
collyw 12y ago
Big banks still use it.