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This was a great overview and write-up. Anyone know why they are using MySQL over MariaDB[1]? 1. https://mariadb.org/ https://mariadb.org/
by appleflaxen 10y ago
This was a great overview and write-up.
Anyone know why they are using MySQL over MariaDB[1]?
1. https://mariadb.org/ https://mariadb.org/
- 0xmohit 10y agoIt's hard to say, but one can often find people switching from Postgres to MySQL (and vice-versa). For example, see this [0] and the related HN discussion [1]. [0] http://insights.dice.com/2015/03/19/why-i-choose-postgresql-over-mysqlmariadb/ http://insights.dice.com/2015/03/19/why-i-choose-postgresql-... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9231751 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9231751
- mwpmaybe 10y agoI'm not saying this is the case at Uber, but it's quite common for MariaDB users to refer to it as MySQL, or to use the two names interchangeably. It's difficult to get out of the habit as all of the CLI tools are still mysql*, clients (i.e. the protocol) are all named "mysql", CM modules (like Ansible's) are all named "mysql", etc. And sometimes it's just simpler (if lazier) to say you're using MySQL rather than explain what MariaDB is and why it's preferable.
- zokier 10y agoI still occasionally call LibreOffice OpenOffice. Besides mysql has less syllables than mariadb.
- Illniyar 10y agoWell there new database is basically a key value store built on MySQL, so I think there isn't much to be gained by using MariaDB and it will add needless additional complexity.