NoSQL First Impressions: Object Databases Missed the Boat

  • NoSQL, ObjectDatabases ... all of these are just the ugly Cobol-era hierarchical databases trying to make a comeback. These things were so nasty that SQL seemed like a breath of fresh air, so just wait.

  • Really sloppy article, about the only thing useful, and it is pretty obvious, is that your database schema shouldn't be strongly tied to an implementation language.