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Re:Show HN: Write universally accessible SQL, not library-sp... by tomrod on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @12:33PM (#28130901)
Mid and low tail risk applications, certainly.

Some applications have regulatory requirements associated with them, especially retention, or otherwise serve critical needs areas.

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Re:Show HN: Write universally accessible SQL, not library-sp... by refactor_master on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @01:05PM (#28131345)
> Some applications have regulatory requirements associated with them, especially retention, or otherwise serve critical needs areas.

Which is why the choice ends up between “keep a legacy system older than the average age in the IT industry” and “take it apart and start over”.

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Re:Show HN: Write universally accessible SQL, not library-sp... by _moof on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @12:52PM (#28131137)
My experience includes government, consumer unicorns, and new vehicle development in aerospace. I'm familiar with highly regulated and exponential-growth settings.
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Re:Show HN: Write universally accessible SQL, not library-sp... by tomrod on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @03:27PM (#28133082)
Me too! And my experience notes that it is exactly-rated, versus under-rated.
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