Databases have no intrinsic value

BlockchainGandalf

English - May 27, 2022 14:27 - 3 minutes - 2.83 MB
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I recently discovered a horrifying "innovation" in the computer world.

The database.

In this episode, I break down the arguments against databases, and there are many.

If the humble reliable filing cabinet can be compared to a wholesome filling cabbage (and I think it can), then the database is a tulip. Inedible, and clearly the cause of a mania.

Let's do something about these things. Whether relational, noSQL, hierarchical, or object-oriented - they have to go.