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SQL and relational database management systems or RDBMS were invented simultaneously by Edgar F. Codd in the early 1970s. The simple fact that both arrived early in the life of computing, and that for 90% of the time they just work, means databases have become a 'solved problem' you no longer need to think about.
It's like how MailChimp has become synonymous with sending email newsletters. If you want to work with data you use RDBMS and SQL. In fact, there usually needs to be a good reason not to use them. Just like there needs to be a good reason not to use MailChimp for sending emails, or Stripe for taking card payments.
But people do use other other email automation software and payment solutions, just like people use NoSQL databases. Yet even with other database technology available, albeit less mature technology, SQL still reigns and reigns well.
So, finally, here are 8 reasons we still use SQL 43 years after it was first cooked up.
It's clickbait, I tell ya!
(Score: 5, Informative) by TheRaven on Thursday May 04 2017, @12:45PM (5 children)
sudo mod me up
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 04 2017, @12:57PM (1 child)
I've never heard of MailChimp
Check your spam folder.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by hemocyanin on Thursday May 04 2017, @02:20PM
That summary reads like it is the victim of product placement.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 04 2017, @02:20PM (2 children)
Apparently MailChimp is something like GNU Mailman [wikipedia.org] but for the hip millenials who prefer paying for stuff and don't care about control or privacy.
(Score: 2) by goodie on Thursday May 04 2017, @02:40PM
Yup, and it plugs right in many cloud CRMs like Salesforce so it's likely to stick around for a while unfortunately...
(Score: 4, Funny) by LoRdTAW on Thursday May 04 2017, @05:14PM
I thought it was because it throws feces everywhere.