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You could design a SQL database to be denormalized from the start, but then you are losing many of the advantages of a SQL database.

I never said that schemas aren't necessary, just that using a strict NoSQL database forces you to think about scaling constraints early. This avoids(atleast partially) a schema redesign later.



Ah yes! Optimize early, that's what my teachers always told me to do. /s


Code is easy to change. Data schemata much less so, particularly in traditional SQL databases.




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