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For me, NoSQL works great when the structure of the data is unclear but you have a fixed identifier that you can key off. SQL when the structure is known and juggling multi-table t…

> As soon as you have more than one table you switch to NoSQL? Nope. Just start thinking a bit more if I need to continue using RDMS or switch to NoSQL now. I can when the time is …

That's odd. I don't recall saying more than 1 table is complex. For me, it's just a good time to think more about what kind of database to use, esp for pet projects.

SQL is really good at projecting & selecting simple data. My rule of thumb has been to use it first for any per projects and but as soon I need more than one table, think deeper ab…

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I moved countries. They didn't.

I've lost touch after not having a mentor for the past 3 years. Looking for tips on how be a good mentee, what to look for when searching for a mentor and how to ask for help appro…

Are there any good resources or free online courses that I could try to see if I like design? Ideally it'd be something me and my non-technical wife could learn together but my goo…

A : "we're delivering features" B : Would you rather deliver features or make sure the platform that you're working on stays running ? For the product/project itself, setup a conti…

I wasn't really going towards defending waterfall[1] but lemme give it a try. Waterfall might be not bad when you cannot have feedback mechanisms, you cannot roll out changes in ph…

Whats wrong with waterfall? Surely mis-using waterfall was the culprit. I'm guessing same goes for Scrum. I've never followed true scrum so my opinion might be jaded however the de…

If we can list all the things that were good, perhaps we can just re-create it and then pack it with some snazzy css framework to make it look good.

I think this would be something you should ponder and think about on your own. Think of a question that you would like to answer (eventually) and more importantly your dissertation…