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MySQL has been a toy compared to PostgreSQL for many years. This isn't remotely about being pure or niche, but about practical database concerns. Why have Oracl
by tensor 9y ago
MySQL has been a toy compared to PostgreSQL for many years. This isn't remotely about being pure or niche, but about practical database concerns. Why have Oracle DB, MS SQL, and DB2 been profitable? It's because serious database features are genuinely important. MySQL doesn't cut it.
- aljarry 9y agoDifferent use case. I've never seen people spawning wordpress-like stuff on Oracle. It's used for transaction-heavy applications, big data and so on. But web pages generate different load than what is "optimal" for the DBs you mentioned. MySQL on the other hand fits for them nicely.