So, what are databases good for? (paulgraham.com)

1 points by _vivv 18y ago ↗ HN

When do you prefer, say, text files and a filesystem to a database?

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I feel that they give you an easy way to organize your data and map it to objects in the programming language. If you just use the file system, you have to reinvent the wheel. Since there are several free databases available, the costs shouldn't be a factor in the decision for using them.