[JimDabell]

> You can't just expect a relational database to magically become a distributed system just by using UUIDs.

Nobody thinks this, do they?

[lazide]

You’d be surprised. Unpleasantly, unfortunately.

Not sure if the term gets used much now a days, but ‘cargo cult’ programming is definitely a thing still. Never stopped.

[datavirtue]

Somebody thought RabbitMQ did load balancing because it had three redundant nodes. Pretty much ruined the company. Definitely caused all of us to lose our equity.

[withinboredom]

I’d love to hear that story.