Guyren, Sounds great! Let's plan on the April meeting. Best, Rob
On February 28, 2014 at 10:59:45 , Mark Ranallo ([email protected]) wrote: I would find that talk very interesting. So +1 from me. On February 28, 2014 at 12:28:01 AM, Guyren Howe ([email protected]) wrote: It might surprise anyone who knows me and has put up with any of my rants on the subject to hear that I consider SQL to be one of the greatest carbuncles on the ass of the software development industry. It's awful, in almost every way. In this way, I have great sympathy with the NoSQL movement. But the remedies proposed by the NoSQL folks are egregious throwbacks to the dark ages of the computer industry. You shouldn't go over to the dark side. The problem, you see, is not the relational model. The relational model is a shining beacon of elegance, generality and efficiency. The problem is SQL. Modern SQL databases (ie not MySQL) attach enough bandaids and splints and bionic implants to the creaking SQL model that it gets relatively close to the beauty that the relational model ought to be. It is, in short, the best we have. Particularly if you know how to use some of the more advanced features. I propose giving a talk on this topic, if there is reasonable interest in my doing so. What the relational model is, why it's best, the many ways SQL falls terribly short, how to mostly work around those ways, how MySQL mostly fails to provide those workarounds. And why that means you mostly probably don't need one of those awful NoSQL things. I couldn't get something together for March, but how about April? -- -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SD Ruby" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SD Ruby" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SD Ruby" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
