Ask HN: Why are relational DBs are the standard instead of graph-based DBs?

Re:Ask HN: Why are relational DBs are the standard instead o... by lazide on Sunday October 03, 2021 @04:24PM (#28740242)

Cobblers children tend to go without shoes maybe?

I suspect some of it is just the joy of solving (or trying to solve the problem) means the unsexy work of digging through hundreds or thousands of old papers gets forgotten.

And looking at things with a fresh view (which isn’t going to happen after looking at all those old papers) does have value.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are relational DBs are the standard instead o... by gnufx on Sunday October 03, 2021 @06:45PM (#28741186)

I find the freshest view is typically in the foundational papers (not necessarily in computer science, but generally). Always go back and look.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are relational DBs are the standard instead o... by Jugurtha on Monday October 04, 2021 @10:44PM (#28754943)

Please allow me a snarky comment: Coddler's children.

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