Re:Startup Mistakes: Choice of Datastore
by davidgh on Thursday November 16, 2017 @12:41PM
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I was speaking less about the specific debate between NoSQL and RDBMS and more about being cautious to not over-think the technical aspects in general.
Speaking specifically about NoSQL: I’ve been able to launch entire MVPs using DynamoDB, some Lambda functions and HTML / JavaScript in about the same amount of time it would have taken me to plan out, build and refactor a proper schema. And I usually learned through the MVPs that my idea was stupid and no one cared about what I built, much less about my choice of database.
Speaking specifically about NoSQL: I’ve been able to launch entire MVPs using DynamoDB, some Lambda functions and HTML / JavaScript in about the same amount of time it would have taken me to plan out, build and refactor a proper schema. And I usually learned through the MVPs that my idea was stupid and no one cared about what I built, much less about my choice of database.