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Are NoSQL databases going to take the place of relational databases? Is SQL going away? [closed]
Does anyone have experience with NoSQL databases (CouchDB, MongoDB, Google's BigTable, Dynamo, Cassandra...)? What was it like? Was it actual production/on the job experience?
What will happen to ...
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Create my own database system
I need to learn how databases work in order to use them more efficiently, and my way of learning is by doing.
I want to create my own database system. I am not referring to creating a pseudo-database ...
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What are the arguments against or for putting application logic in the database layer?
Most software developers want to keep application logic in the application layer, and it probably feels natural for us to keep it here. Database developers seem to want to put application logic in the ...
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How do I Integrate Production Database Hot Fixes into Shared Database Development model?
We are using SQL Source Control 3, SQL Compare, SQL Data Compare from RedGate, Mercurial repositories, TeamCity and a set of 4 environments including production.
I am working on getting us to a ...
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Front end first or Back end first. Of the two which is a Good system design pratice?
I have a client right now requiring me to develop a school enrollment system. Now this is the first time im having this kind of challenge. Most of the past software that i created are not that ...
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Is writing your own Data Access / Data Mapping Layer a “good” idea?
We're currently in a situation where we have a choice between using an out-of-the-box object-relational mapper or rolling our own
We have a legacy application (ASP.NET + SQL Server) where the ...
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what exactly do database programmers do?
Please take no offense, this is a genuine doubt I have.
Every time I read about Oracle programmers etc, I get this doubt. I am unable to understand what exactly they do. From my understanding, ...
