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On the other hand no one brings this point up about Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB etc. People like complaining about names that they wish thin
by james_s_tayler 7y ago
On the other hand no one brings this point up about Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB etc.
People like complaining about names that they wish things didn't have.
- nitwit005 7y agoI haven't used most of those, but SQL Server is a prime source of griping about names, as Microsoft keeps popping out strangely named variations. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_SQL_Server#Editions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_SQL_Server#Editions
- recursivecaveat 7y agoMy problem with SQL Server is that the name is so generic it sounds more like a product category than a product. Its like naming a word processor "Text Rendering Engine". Microsoft seems to be generally terrible at naming things: I don't know how they expected people to keep .NET Core, Standard, Framework, and Mono separate, not even counting how bad a name .NET is in the first place.
- petepete 7y agoIt also has the advantage of slightly-less-technical people thinking it is the SQL Server and there's no other options.
- pjungwir 7y agoThe Biggest Mistake Postgres Ever Made: http://www.craigkerstiens.com/2018/10/30/postgres-biggest-mistake/ http://www.craigkerstiens.com/2018/10/30/postgres-biggest-mi...