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[-] renzev@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

Just fucking putting data into json files in a folder is so much easier than databases. Sure, databases are faster and give you access to powerful SQL queries. But if you're just making something small and simple, you don't need those things. Save yourself the hassle and just use the filesystem.

Or use minio/s3, which can either be the best or the worst of both worlds depending on your usecase.

[-] twice_hatch@midwest.social 5 points 1 hour ago

The trouble is, filesystems don't have ACID. The first time you have a power loss during a write, your data will get corrupted.

[-] renzev@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Hmm that's a valid criticism, thanks for pointing it out

[-] a2part2@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 hours ago

Duckdb can query them with SQL like they are in a database. Csv, tsv, parquet also. You can even connect to and query postures and cloud storage also

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago

It also makes you re-implement a database, but worse.

Use a JSON file if you just need to serialize/deserialize some data. Use SQLite or a DB server if you need more. Your own code will never match the quality of SQLite.

[-] seliaste 3 points 3 hours ago

Sqlite is the best in most cases

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