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codeulike ◴[10 Jul 25 21:46 UTC] No.44525977[source]▶

MS Sql Server not even mentioned. This tells us there is a whole world almost totally omitted from discussion on HN: "Enterprise"

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thewebguyd ◴[10 Jul 25 22:04 UTC] No.44526160[source]▶

>>44525977 #

Oracle isn't in there either, which goes to show how much of a bubble HN actually is considering MSSQL and Oracle are #1 and #2 in market share.

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morkalork ◴[10 Jul 25 23:06 UTC] No.44526709[source]▶

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I used MS SQL and Oracle at my last job, but what's there to say about them? They've been around forever, are stable and get all the same table-stakes feature updates as everyone else. Start-ups avoid them like the plague because they're so damn expensive, you won't be running either on your phone or an embedded device like SQLite either.

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1. hinterlands ◴[11 Jul 25 02:54 UTC] No.44528013[source]▶

>>44526709 #

I do think it's an SFBA / generational bubble. We have plenty of boring, expensive software projects that someone will always bring up in a HN thread. For example, every time there's a thread on PCB design, you have some folks talking about Cadence. What's there to say about Cadence? Well, first and foremost, it costs a lot. Otherwise, it lets you design PCBs. But there are people here who pay for it, use it, and want to talk about it.

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2. xyzzy123 ◴[11 Jul 25 04:17 UTC] No.44528348[source]▶

>>44528013 (TP) #

Right but having access to a Cadence license is considered "elite" (it means you are a Real Engineer), while having to use mssql server means you're kind of a schlub (who probably has to work for a real business, that makes money but is super boring, with no equity, among people who don't understand any of this status hierarchy at all).

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3. codeulike ◴[11 Jul 25 11:39 UTC] No.44530988[source]▶

>>44528348 #

I work with charities and non-profits, they tend to use Microsoft stack and things like Salesforce due to the large charity discounts and readily available support. I get to work with nice people doing meaningful things.

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4. xyzzy123 ◴[12 Jul 25 10:08 UTC] No.44540840{3}[source]▶

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Sorry, parody probably doesn't come across well. I was trying to ridicule the kind of elitism that causes mssql to be "invisible" in many internet bubbles.