These days I’d probably describe “big” as “doesn’t make sense to use SQL anymore”.
Qualitatively, I think it becomes “big” when you have to leave the space of generic “it just works” technologies and you have to start doing bespoke optimizations. It’s amazing how far you can get these days without having to go custom.
Qualitatively, I think it becomes “big” when you have to leave the space of generic “it just works” technologies and you have to start doing bespoke optimizations. It’s amazing how far you can get these days without having to go custom.