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Re:SQL vs. NoSQL Databases: What’s the Difference? by lanna on Thursday May 12, 2016 @12:58PM (#11684931)
> side-effect-free

How is SQL side-effect-free if it has INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE?

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Re:SQL vs. NoSQL Databases: What’s the Difference? by wvenable on Thursday May 12, 2016 @01:57PM (#11685405)
Those aren't side-effects, they are the main effects.
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