Yes, I thought the NoSQL hype in general peaked around 2015. God no, MongoDB is out there. And they've realized that in fact data does need a schema. And transactions. So they did that. They'll probably just tack on SQL query ability at some point. It's the biggest disgrace to our field I can think of. From the people promoting and selling it by implying that relational databases just aren't good enough anymore to the developers embracing it with open arms, willingly throwing out however many years of SQL knowledge they've built up.

Relational databases are the result of 50+ years of computer science research. They're beautiful, focused, precise. They're pretty damn close to perfect. They are a solved problem. They're one of those few stable tools I was talking about wanting so badly. So what do we do? Throw it away. I'm too disgusted to continue.