Re:Databases always have a schema (2018)
by _bxg1 on Monday February 25, 2019 @11:57AM
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Perhaps I should've said "the only piece of infrastructure that would ever use that database". DB browsing software and even ad-hoc scripts don't need a perfect schema; you can usually just grok it by visual inspection
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Re:Databases always have a schema (2018)
by erik_seaberg on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @12:17PM
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That's a problem when we break something ad hoc the founder wrote to reconcile the books once per month. Data attracts surprising and important uses.