On 1/11/2015 2:08 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Again, a "relational database" is a tool that is able to support a relational data model. That does not mean that it MUST be relational.
The definition of a relational database is a database that uses the relational model. If it uses a different model then it's something other than a relational database.
As a point: it's not "a" relational model. It's "the" relational model.
Calling SQL databases the "wrong tool" because it has a huge arsenal of tools to examine and access data makes no sense.
I'm not calling relational databases the wrong tool for this reason. I'm calling them the wrong tool for data that don't fit the relational model. Trying to shoe-horn non-relational data into a relational database is foolish, plain and simple.
As a point: SQL does not equal relational model or relational database. While the language was designed for use with relational databases, and while most relational databases use it exclusively, many (I don't have a list handy) non-relational databases have SQL bindings so you can use either native queries or SQL queries depending on your needs.
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