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by ren_engineer
1083 days ago
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seems like all databases are moving towards the middle. Postgres has JSON support, MongoDB has transactions and also a columnar extension for OLAP type data. NoSQL seems almost meaningless as a term now. Feels like a move towards a winner takes all multi-modal database that can work with most types of data fairly well. Postgres with all of it's specialized extensions seems like it will be the most popular choice. The convenience of not having to manage multiple databases is hard to beat unless performance is exponentially better, Postgres with these extensions can probably be "good enough" for a lot of companies reminds me of how industries typically start out dominated by vertically integrated companies, move to specialized horizontal companies, then generally move back to vertical integration due to efficiency. Car industry started this way with Ford, went away from it, and now Tesla is doing it again. Lots of other examples in other industries |
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You almost always want somewhere in the middle, but it’s often much easier to move back after a large jump in one direction than to push towards the middle.