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by plet 9y ago
For me, NoSQL works great when the structure of the data is unclear but you have a fixed identifier that you can key off. SQL when the structure is known and juggling multi-table transactions is not a big PITA. I'm not sure about the m
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by plet 9y ago
> As soon as you have more than one table you switch to NoSQL? Nope. Just start thinking a bit more if I need to continue using RDMS or switch to NoSQL now. I can when the time is right for the project. It varies for projects. While lear
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by plet 9y ago
That's odd. I don't recall saying more than 1 table is complex. For me, it's just a good time to think more about what kind of database to use, esp for pet projects.
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by plet 9y ago
SQL is really good at projecting & selecting simple data. My rule of thumb has been to use it first for any per projects and but as soon I need more than one table, think deeper about the data and switch to NoSQL if I need to represent
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by plet 10y ago
I moved countries. They didn't.
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Ask HN: How to be a good mentee?
2 points by plet 10y ago|3 comments
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Ask HN: Good courses on design?
9 points by plet 11y ago|2 comments
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by plet 11y ago
A : "we're delivering features" B : Would you rather deliver features or make sure the platform that you're working on stays running ? For the product/project itself, setup a continuous delivery pipeline. Allow (if
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by plet 11y ago
I wasn't really going towards defending waterfall[1] but lemme give it a try. Waterfall might be not bad when you cannot have feedback mechanisms, you cannot roll out changes in phases, where requirements/scopes are fixed, tech st
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by plet 11y ago
Whats wrong with waterfall? Surely mis-using waterfall was the culprit. I'm guessing same goes for Scrum. I've never followed true scrum so my opinion might be jaded however the devil generally lies in the implementation of the pr
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by plet 11y ago
If we can list all the things that were good, perhaps we can just re-create it and then pack it with some snazzy css framework to make it look good.
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by plet 11y ago
I think this would be something you should ponder and think about on your own. Think of a question that you would like to answer (eventually) and more importantly your dissertation reviewers would like to know about. It doesn't necessa