Just something interesting I noticed today..
As you've probably already seen, PostgreSQL 9.2 added support for storing JSON documents in a 'json' type field.
this is a cool and interesting feature but it will serve to encourage even more morons to avoid even basic/minimalist database normalisation methods.
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pg's support for JSON fields isn't a bad thing - overall, it's a good thing...it will mitigate some of the problems - but it won't do anything to educate web-dev morons about database design.
While having support for more languages within the server, is generally a good thing... I am generally in agreement that storing JSON directly to the database, is a bad thing -> as it will encourage developers to no bother to sanitize their inputs. cheers, Mathew