[alexro]

IMO there is no rational explanation to this phenomena other than: people are different. Some get bored with stored procs and want same hassle but in another form.

[morsch]

A cynical but insightful description of many kinds of progress and change. ;)

[taligent]

Yes. There is no rational explanation for people using the right tool for the right job.

Let me guess. You would build a skyscraper using a trough and cement in a bucket ?

[jamesaguilar]

Are you trying to give us an idea of what it's like to build an even moderate sized app without transactional consistency and with mapreduce? Because that is what it sounds like to me.