MySQLs JSON Data Type

Great talk :)

Good technical details and a handy Q&A afterwards

This talk had plenty of time for questions, and there were plenty of questions to fill that slot - ALL expertly answered. A great talk whizzing us through the new JSON features of MySQL 8, how it is handled internally, and what to expect next as it continues to be developed.

Good talk, nice and technical and some handy questions and queries at the end

I enjoyed Dave's talk, but I felt it lacked something. The delivery was good and the content useful, but I got the impression that he'd delivered the same talk a dozen or more times. Don't take that as criticism, it was good. I suppose it felt more like a tech demo from a supplier than a talk about the how and why of the topic. I'd prefer a real-world scenario rather than "it's here, here's the functions, what you do with it is your business". Again, not a criticism, but it would've taken it from a good talk to a great talk. One thing you can say is that Dave is supremely knowledgable and confidently fielded all questions, hardly missing a beat.