The Best Place to Build a Subway
Building projects despite (and because of) existing complex systems
Space Time Discontinuum
Combining data from many sources may cause painful delays.
Write Amplification Versus Read Perspiration
The tradeoffs between write and read
Extract, Shoehorn, and Load
Data doesn't always fit nicely into a new home.
Consistently Eventual
For many data items, the work never settles on a value.
XML and JSON Are Like Cardboard
Cardboard surrounds and protects stuff as it crosses boundaries.
Side Effects, Front and Center!
One System's Side Effect is Another's Meat and Potatoes.
The Power of Babble
Expect to be constantly and pleasantly befuddled
The Singular Success of SQL
SQL has a brilliant future as a major figure in the pantheon of data representations.
Standing on Distributed Shoulders of Giants
Farsighted Physicists of Yore Were Danged Smart!