[Discuss] Are SQL/NoSQL databases dead?

[bill at horne.net (Bill Horne)]

On 1/8/2014 2:21 PM, Eric Chadbourne wrote:
> I lurk one of the postgresql dev lists and they are constantly making
> new commits and there always seem to be new features being added, most
> of which I haven't even started playing with.  But I think I hear what
> you're saying.  It's an older technology that's been pretty well
> explored and polished.  Probably not much low hanging fruit.
>
> I haven't played with the NoSQL stuff yet.  Probably because I find
> sql and it's super sets to be quite useful.  One of you posted this a
> while back.  Still cracks me up.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2F-DItXtZs

Or, try this abso-f2(*&$ng-lutely incredible commentary on one of the 
currently-fashionable
methodologies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvks70PD0Rs

or languages (and it's true that php developers never get groupies) ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sygm9x9sBEo

or trying to figure out the motives, background, IQ, or batshite 
attitudes of OMG I WAS THERE! I KNOW THAT GUY! I KNOW A HUNDRED OF THOSE 
GUYS!!! THEY WORK AT MOTHER BELL!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OstpOap9KU&list=PL1FB3417C560AC0B7 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OstpOap9KU&list=PL1FB3417C560AC0B7> 
(and, yes, I almost soiled myself several times when listening to this).

Bill, who is going back to the Scary Devil Monastery ...

P.S. (With apologies to a certain BLU member who uses that method ...)


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>
> On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 9:25 AM,<markw at mohawksoft.com>  wrote:
>> 'm not saying they are "dead" as in no one is using them, I'm more
>> thinking they are dead with regard to feature development.
>>
>> PostgreSQL and MySQL and the commercial databases just seem less
>> "important" these days with things like MongoDB and Cassandra. Don't get
>> me wrong, I think the NoSQL crowd are fairly delusional because eventually
>> these NoSQL databases will all have SQL front ends and ACID
>> characteristics are vital to any real database. (but I digress)
>>
>> Traditional ACID SQL databases have more or less peaked. Data stores like
>> the NoSQL ilk are pretty much done feature wise as well. Stonebreaker's
>> next project is getting very little traction.
>>
>> Have databases become just another "word processor" like application where
>> almost all the standard offerings are really good enough?   I mean, jeez,
>> tomcat, apache, php, etc. are all jus good enough and there are no new
>> "must have" features as well.
>>
>> I guess the real question is what's left or are infrastructure components
>> pretty much done?
>>
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