[OT] large db question about no joins

[Robert Kern]

On 2009-04-16 18:05, Daniel Fetchinson wrote:
>>> Hi folks, I've come across many times the claim that 'joins are bad'
>>> for large databases because they don't scale
>> IMO that's bull...
>
> If you think that's bull, why do you think the google app engine or
> bigtable doesn't support joins?

"Large database" is not synonymous with "distributed database".

-- 
Robert Kern

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