This note is just an observation about myself. I don't think *relationally* - in the sense that I don't tend to see datasets as [[Relational Databases]], but instead see them in my head more easily as [[JSON]]-like trees... or even [[Graph]]s.
For example - the dataset:
```json
[
{
"id": 1,
"title": "A Game",
"releaseDate": "2015-01-01",
"platforms": [
{"name":"Xbox"},
{"name":"Playstation"}
],
"rating": {
"code": "E",
"name": "Everyone"
}
},
{
"id": 2,
"title": "B Game",
"releaseDate": "2016-01-01",
"platforms": [
{"name":"PC"}
],
"rating": {
"code": "E",
"name": "Everyone"
}
}
]
```
Fits pretty easily on one screen in JSON format... but to represent that as tables you need to define & visualize at least **2 if not 3** separate tables... then manage [[SQL]] joins to pull them together in a way that's readable. My brain just prefers to think of things hierarchically.
I guess most applications I'm aware of just don't have enough scale to justify the switch.
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