On: MVC frameworks aren't dinosaurs but sharks

[gilbetron]

1) Meh, MVC was never all that, it's kind of a guiding idea, but isn't in the realm of relational databases as far as specific utility and power.

2) Dinosaurs are still around in the form of birds and have found amazing utility, so even the analogy lacks nuance ;)

[collyw → gilbetron]

The MVC frameworks he was talking about all rely on relational databases as far as I am aware. Django certainly does.

[DeathArrow → collyw]

ASP.NET MVC doesn't rely on any database. People tend to use it with relational databases but it will work happily with MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis and just about any database.