SQL Vs. NoSQL: Which Is Better? 306
Nerval's Lobster writes "For the past 40-some years, relational databases have ruled the data world. Relational models first appeared in the early 1970s thanks to the research of computer science pioneers such as E.F. Codd. Early versions of SQL-like languages were also developed in the early 70s, with modern SQL appearing in the late 1970s, and becoming popular by the mid-1980s. For the past couple of years, the Internets have been filled with heated arguments regarding SQL vs NoSQL. But is the fight even legitimate? NoSQL databases have grown up a bit (and some, such as Google's BigTable, are now mature) and prove themselves worthy. And yet the fight continues. Tech writer (and programmer) Jeff Cogswell examines both sides from a programming perspective."
Re:Flamebait in Headline (Score:5, Funny)
MySQL vs MongoDB (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Flamebait in Headline (Score:5, Funny)
SQL and NoSQL are different, with different use cases.
No. Wrong. Clearly, $CHOICE is superior in all cases. If you think you've found a situation in which !($CHOICE) is better, you're obviously using $CHOICE wrong and should RTFM before you EVER say anything against it again, n00b.
SQL for Some Projects ... (Score:5, Funny)
*crowd boos*
Kang: Very well, NoSQL for anyone.
*crowd boos*
Kang: Hmm... SQL for some projects, miniature NoSQL implementations for others.
*crowd cheers*
Re:"No" (Score:4, Funny)
*sigh* Oh, for fuck's sake, some hipster asshole found that someone coined some convenient, soundbite-sized phrase, so now all the we're-definitely-not-sheep! are going to think they're smart and clever by linking to it every other fucking article, aren't they?
No.
Re:Flamebait in Headline (Score:5, Funny)
SQL and NoSQL are different, with different use cases.
No. Wrong. Clearly, $CHOICE is superior in all cases. If you think you've found a situation in which !($CHOICE) is better, you're obviously using $CHOICE wrong and should RTFM before you EVER say anything against it again, n00b.
Ah, but then you have to look at the implications of $UNRELATED_PROBLEM. After all, $CHOICE can't $BUZZWORD1, at least not without support for $BUZZWORD2.
Once $CHOICE supports those, then maybe it'll be better in all cases.
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Complex objects that contain objects and lists inside of them do not always map directly to a single row in a single table.
This is so true. If only relational databases had a way to connect a row in one table to a row in another table. It would be even more awesome if it could connect a row in one table to more than one row in another table. Just imagine if you could, I dunno, like, join the data together or something.