RANT

I hate logic in the database. It’s hard to automate testing, hard to debug, hard to have visibility into logic that may be core to the success or failure of an application or business. Some of the worse problems I have had to deal with are database related, actually almost all of the worse problems have been linked to the database.

I am in love with the new movement to smaller services doing exactly one small thing very well. I think the database should persist data… period. Yes, there are times when it just makes sense to have logic closer to the data, but I can always think of a reason not to do it and it always goes back to my experiences with database problems. It’s been a love hate relationship, me and databases.

I’m not a DBA and I don’t have the reserve brain power to become one. So, to help my limited understanding I shy away from anything that looks like logic in my data layer. Call it lazy, naivete, or not wanting to use the right tool for the job, I don’t care. If I’m in charge get you shitty logic out of the database, including you evil MERGE statement and the current bane of my existence :).