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Discussion on: When to choose NoSQL over SQL?

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Tinus Smit

Well said. I also found that people were driven to the NoSQLs of the world for the same reason as the JavaScripts and Pythons... No types to be concerned about.

A lot of people don't understand types, and why they matter.

But then, as more people started using it, they realized that types really do make for a better coding experience, and thus all of the above started building (among others) types into their feature set.

Similarly, transactions also weren't a thing until much later after the release of these NoSQL / DocumentDB platforms.

It's fine to learn about new platforms if they solve a problem, but don't throw existing platforms away because they're not new / flashy. If all you're getting from a new platform is "bragging rights", then you're going in the wrong direction :-D