On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Michael Sokolov <[email protected]> wrote: > On 05/21/2013 08:05 AM, Ihe Onwuka wrote: >>> >>> Same story on the backend, when it comes to query flexible documents, >>> XQuery >>> has answered a lot of questions that the NoSQL community is only starting >>> to >>> discover and yet it seems that there is a cultural gap between the two >>> communities. >>> >>> >> >> Re NoSQL and a bit of a digression. but could same the same about >> IMS/DB, IDMS or any of the old network/hierarchical databases. Perhaps >> the issue with NoSQL is that they like to believe (or at least behave >> as if ) they are doing something new and unique. >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] >> http://x-query.com/mailman/listinfo/talk >> > > The difference is the ready availability of huge computing resources and > datasets to a large number of entry-level programmers and data users, for > want of a better word.
Some people are using SQL for solving non database problems just to take advantage of the built in query optimisation and performance features of relational databases. I guess if the query engine offers fast enough performance people will be willing to convert their data to whatever form is necessary to take advantage of it. _______________________________________________ [email protected] http://x-query.com/mailman/listinfo/talk
