Databases

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February 2025

I was wrong about databases

The best part about writing is that you get to learn new and exciting ways you were wrong. Databases are smarter than I thought!

*Why* the relational data model is so good

You've heard that array or list columns in a database are bad. But why? Yesterday it clicked for me

August 2024

Why SQL is Forever followup

Yes SQL is super flexible. That is its strenght and its weakness

July 2024

Why SQL is Forever

Never underestimate the power of good marketing for bad products. NoSQL was fun but SQL is here to stay.

September 2022

How better data modeling fixes your code

When your code feels hard, 9 times out of 10, the problem is with your data model. The signs are subtle.

Notes on A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks

In 1970 a paper came out that changed the world of business computing. It laid the ground work for modern databases.