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Great post, it is important to make clear that NoSQL is not just about performances. For instance now that I'm used to Redis lists and sets I feel strange when I'm using an SQL DB and I've a problem when to just pushing or popping stuff is the trivial thing to do.

Of course SQL databases are very useful and a great tool for many domains. It is also not a balanced view to think that SQL databases are to trow away. Sometimes the table-based data model, with the querying power of SQL, is just the way to go for many kind of problems, or in addition to a different kind of DB.



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