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a bit OT... I use Oracle (yep!) everyday. It's a very solid database. However, somehow, I read about postgresql every day, on planet.postgres and in some other
by wiz21c 8y ago
a bit OT... I use Oracle (yep!) everyday. It's a very solid database. However, somehow, I read about postgresql every day, on planet.postgres and in some other web sources (and I use it a bit in side projects). All the qualities of Postgres aside, what sets it apart is that its develeopement unfold under my eyes and there'd hardly one week without an interesting news or comment or blog post, etc (from non marketing people). That's the opposite of Oracle for which I hear news when the databse team in my job upgrades it, ie once every three years (or when I read some advertisement). That makes Oracle dull. That heighten the trust I have into it.
One may argue that's just the way the web is, but nonetheless, it gives me that warm feeling...
- anarazel 8y agoI'm clearly biased (PG dev). But am I understanding correctly that you'd basically always prefer projects where development happens in the closed environment? Because aside of that I don't see what PG could do about what you say here. Edit: I probably misunderstood the parent.
- wiz21c 8y agosorry if not 100% clear : I much prefer PG communication and its ecosystem. They both bring a lot of information that builds more trust and is simply enjoyable to hear about.
- anarazel 8y agoOh, I think I must have mis-parsed "That makes Oracle dull. That heighten the trust I have into it." then. I thought you meant you trust Oracle more because it's dull?
- ocharles 8y ago? The author said PostgreSQL's development gives them a warm feeling. If anything, they are saying everything should be like PostgreSQL, which means more open!
- toomim 8y agoI think he's saying he prefers PG, because it is open.
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- forinti 8y agoI run Oracle and Postgresql databases and would much rather work with pg only. Oracle seems to make things unnecessarily complicated. Even the documentation is easier with pg.