Slashdot Mirror
Is the Relational Database Doomed?
DB Guy writes "There's an article over on Read Write Web about what the future of relational databases looks like when faced with new challenges to its dominance from key/value stores, such as SimpleDB, CouchDB, Project Voldemort and BigTable. The conclusion suggests that relational databases and key value stores aren't really mutually exclusive and instead are different tools for different requirements."
Someone forgot to put a where clause on that delete.
Reading slashdot one-liner: (irm http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot).rdf.item | fl title,desc*
Someone type this up and submit it to Digg.
Yeaah. Only if you did not know the meaning of the '?' symbol.
When information is power, privacy is freedom.
A Harry Potter fan? Voldemort? Surely the name is the one thing that'll *prevent* approval?
-1 not first post
The name might be cool; but the length of some of the commands will really get to you. How many times do you want to type AVADA_KEDAVRA TABLE?
Map db = new HashMap();
beginTransaction(); // Synchronize on the map // Just serialize the fucker to a file. The idiots using this won't know the difference.
db.add("key", "value");
commitTransaction();
**SPOILER ALERT**
In book 8, it turns out that good ol' Voldy is actually Harry's older brother. They had a tearful reunion, and Voldy now works for Harry.
I won't believe it until Netcraft confirms it.
I have something in common with Stephen Hawking...
Don't online dating sites use relational databases?
I have something in common with Stephen Hawking...
The name might be cool; but the length of some of the commands will really get to you. How many times do you want to type AVADA_KEDAVRA TABLE?
Better than PokemonDB. Then you have to jump on top of your desk and shout "Customer Table, I select you!" every time you run a damn query.
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
You're right, that is a bit cumbersome. Hopefully, they'll release a friendly GUI wizard to make working with it more efficient.
President Obama smokes crack?!!?!??!!?!
that's efficient -a summary that refutes the inflammatory headline
I'm just sayin'
Nah. Efficient would be if the summary were "No."
Next Slashdot article: Is Jah-Wren Ryel a child molester?
There's no evidence Jah-Wren Ryel has ever molested children, and no reason to suspect he would ever do so. Bandying about accusations like that would likely ruin his life forever.
However, since child molestation is such a big political issue these days, as a responsible news site I believe we need to have equal representation from both sides of the argument and let our viewers decide.
President Obama smokes crack?!!?!??!!?!
Dunno. Has he stopped beating his wife?
A SQL query walks into a bar and sees two tables. He walks up to them and says 'Can I join you?'
From Tom Kyte's blog sql joke
Analytic & algebraic topology of locally Euclidean meterization of infinitely differentiable Riemmanian manifold
Better than PokemonDB. Then you have to jump on top of your desk and shout "Customer Table, I select you!" every time you run a damn query.
*polite golf clap*
Wolde you bothe eate your cake, and have your cake?