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Re:The Next 50 Years of Databases (2015) by pilsetnieks on Monday November 11, 2019 @05:37PM (#21509677)
Using natural language for stuff like that would be just like writing legalese, except being even more specific about everything.
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Re:The Next 50 Years of Databases (2015) by Enginerrrd on Monday November 11, 2019 @07:51PM (#21510483)
That actually sounds way worse than just using queries.
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Re:The Next 50 Years of Databases (2015) by afarrell on Monday November 11, 2019 @06:22PM (#21510012)
How would you write automated tests for it? How would you keep those tests from being really flakey?
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