If you’re like Robbie and you haven’t dug into SQL since college, learning the basics of SQL vs NoSQL is a great place to start. Working with data isn’t a part of every developer’s day-to-day, but it can’t hurt to understand the differences.
NoSQL is gaining popularity among engineers because of the ease and flexibility of updating fields with new data. Some engineers prefer taking unstructured data and using a programming language they already know, like Python, to write their queries. SQL is far more structured and requires strict rules for writing queries. As with most things in tech, whether SQL is better than NoSQL depends on your business and use cases.
In this episode, Robbie and Chuck talk about the pros and cons of SQL vs NoSQL, why they like SQL databases like Prisma and Postgres, and their Christmas and New Year festivities.

Key Takeaways

[00:56] - Chuck and Robbie wrap up the Advent of Whiskey.

[01:35] - A whiskey Review: Yellowstone Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

[04:47] - SQL versus NoSQL.

[ 13:24] - Using Prisma and MySQL.

[28:56] - Chuck and Robbie discuss the holidays and family life.


Quotes
[16:40] - “I don't have to touch databases much, but when I do, I like that they are Postgres.” ~ Robbie Wagner
[17:13] - “I never really remember having fun with a project that was in SQL Server or MySQL.” ~ Robbie Wagner
[22:26] - “This project is using Prisma, and Prisma has nice sugar around accessing entities.” ~ Chuck Carpenter

Links

Yellowstone Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Lime Stone Branch

Buffalo Trace

MySQL

DynamoDB

PostgresSQL

Prisma

PostGIS

Supabase

Postico

SQL Server

Ember Data

Astro

SolidJS

Next.js

SolidStart

Remix

Shopify

Spotify

Michael Jackson

Roka Akor

Pepsi

90-Day Finance

Andor

Peaky Blinders

Spirited

The Greatest Showman

Everyone Says I Love You

Woody Allen

Edward Norton

Drew Barrymore

Hamilton

Disney

Book of Mormon

Deadpool

Ryan Reynolds

Welcome to Wrexham

Mint Mobile

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Kim Kardashian

Kanye

Titanic

House of Cards

James Dean

Sharpie

Porsche

iPhone

CNN

Don Lemon

Anderson Cooper

Kevin Hart


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