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From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Reaction against RDBMS?
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:40:38 +0100
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On 01/21/2013 09:11 PM, Aaron W. Hsu wrote:
> Lately there has been a lot of talk against RDBM systems. The NoSQL type
> stuff seems to be getting really popular in some circles or has been for a
> few years. I feel like this is an over-reaction and perhaps misinformed.
> Being a casual user of RDBM systems in my own programming, and understanding
> a few things about Database management, I fail to see the attraction of
> these other Database replacements.
>
> Is there a real, fundamental justification for this movement, or is it just
> another fad that comes and goes around computer science in general?

Yes and yes.

	robert