Reminder: Oracle is shit and so is their database. Use Maria instead.
Databases
It should change, but it won't, it's only going to get bigger.
Legalities.
Yes if data science.
Data scientists you work with data, often not processed. Then you can apply all kinds of interesting stuff such as machine learning / regression techniques. Which are very valuable for business.
How it is future proof? You need statistical knowledge = value. You need business process knowledge = value. You need economic knowledge (or something else to make meaning of data) = value. Being able to use programming tools and understand how to handle data is a lot of value since not many people know how to and it's very much in demand. In the future those skills will continue to be relevant.
You probably touch a dozen databases throughout the week without even thinking about it. Did you know Amazon has caches throughout the US based on items most bought in their respective region? This is how you are able to order some items and receive them the same day without paying insane shipping fees for airfare.
Well, if COBOL scares you, it would be wise to check few tutorials first. SQL isn't exactly most intuitive thing on earth, especially when you get into advanced stuff (eg. windowing functions, recursive cte)
Wew, totally not a reclusive shut in with no human contact here.
sql way more intuitive than cobol
his post didn't mention tinder?
Why is the commonly used graphical symbol for database a couple of literal disks stacked on top of one another?
welcome to java. leave if you can. it really is brighter on the other side of the tunnel
t. Sun Microsystems