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Re:Databases have failed the web by hive_mind on Thursday April 06, 2017 @11:35AM (#14051498)
Lindy Effect.
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Re:Databases have failed the web by YCode on Thursday April 06, 2017 @12:13PM (#14051891)
I can't tell if you're describing or disputing the comment you replied to.

Are you saying SQL survived only because people have used it for so long and therefore its sustained use isn't an indicator of value?

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Re:Databases have failed the web by hive_mind on Thursday April 06, 2017 @01:21PM (#14052566)
If you read up on what Taleb writes about Lindy Effect, you should be able to understand.

OP said that it's probably good because it has lasted so long. I would agree.

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