I think his comment was mostly about the fact that you can learn a lot about relational databases by reading Postgresql's source. He did say at the height of NoSQL hype. To me, that choice of words gives subtle hints as to the historical context and a disclaimer about the pertinence of that decision. Thank you for your input though, it provides food for thought for the next person mulling over a similar decision.
It sounds like his friend didn't choose anything, his bosses did.
Re:Let’s Build a Simple Database (2017)
by macspoofing on Saturday April 06, 2019 @08:05AM
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>Your friend chose wrong. HORRIBLY wrong.
Yeah, obviously. Also, he didn't choose anything. The tech stack was mandated on him.
Re:Let’s Build a Simple Database (2017)
by nickpeterson on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @11:49AM
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Sometimes the best way to learn the value of something is to try really hard not to use it.
Before you come back saying something about scalability, I've run both databases at way above average scale so what you choose should come down to what you need, which is not what was done in this case (your friend)