Am I just too old for HN now? I can understand calling something that holds your...

		ArbitraryLimits on Oct 4, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MongoDB Raises $150 Million at $1.2 Billion Valuat... Am I just too old for HN now? I can understand calling something that holds your data and makes it so you don't have to do JOINs a database. I can understand calling something that holds your data and does JOINs for you a database. I'm having trouble calling something that holds my data and makes it so I have to "JOIN in my application" anything but a file system.

I don't know, what is the definition of a database? I'd be surprised if it mandated joins.