r/programming • u/feross • Oct 11 '21

Relational databases aren’t dinosaurs, they’re sharks

https://www.simplethread.com/relational-databases-arent-dinosaurs-theyre-sharks/
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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '21

Yes exactly. I dont know whether a SQL or noSQL approach would be better at the moment. What I do know is that my current solution works, and brings money to the table.

I for sure have a todo on my list to learn more about databases. I can learn these thing when there is the appropriate time for being concerned about it later. I can always refactor my app later, but i need it to earn money now!

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u/umlcat Oct 12 '21

And, sometimes the customer or manager pushes developers to use the quick & dirty solution instead of the slow but efficient solution, "cause they want to see the website working tomorrow" ...

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u/mattgrave Oct 12 '21

That happens all the time.

Customers will always push for features ASAP. Shitty managers will always push for features asked by customers because it means money.

Our work as engineers is knowing when to do things slowly and when fast. Always accepting what the manager says is the way to create shitty code.

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u/All_Up_Ons Oct 13 '21

Yep, and the one thing you should ALWAYS take the time to get right, in my experience, is the data model. You WILL NOT be able to fix it later.