Why Some Devs Can't Wait For NoSQL To Die 444
theodp writes "Ted Dziuba can't wait for NoSQL to die. Developing your app for Google-sized scale, says Dziuba, is a waste of your time. Not to mention there is no way you will get it right. The sooner your company admits this, the sooner you can get down to some real work. If real businesses like Walmart can track all of their data in SQL databases that scale just fine, Dziuba argues, surely your company can, too."
Article summary (Score:5, Funny)
People who don't like SQL should get their heads out of their asses and use MySQL, a robust and enterprise-ready database.
Interesting thesis...
I can't wait for databases to die (Score:5, Funny)
XML text files all the way! /duck
Don't you dare tell me... (Score:5, Funny)
... that I can't tell others what to do!
Re:Article summary (Score:5, Funny)
Oracle database license prices scale very well, too.
Re:I can't wait for databases to die (Score:5, Funny)
ORLY? (Score:1, Funny)
You can survive a slashdotting just fine without spending so much time on those exotic tools.
Care to provide a link to your site so we can test this?
...because "there can be only one!" (Score:5, Funny)
The whole of geek debating is based on the Highlander principle.
Re:Some docs can't wait for Cardiac Clamps to die. (Score:5, Funny)
Analogies are FUN!
Re:Article summary (Score:1, Funny)
"I would definitely fire anyone who specifies Oracle in my organisation."
Since you can't even spell organization, I doubt you're in a position to fire anyone at all... (grin)
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i don't think you can read. pretty marvellous that you still managed to post, though!
Re:I can't wait for databases to die (Score:5, Funny)
Remember, XML is like violence: if it doesn't solve your problem, use more!
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Cos you know, its way cooler to just berate him for his obvious inferiority....
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But.. but... surely, if *one* order of magnitude is 10x, *two* orders of magnitude must be 20x ? Please ? *cough*