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Everything you ever wanted to know about choosing a database
- mirrortits 7y agoPaywall, wth is this?
- edoceo 7y agoIt's for $0 via Gum. Self publisher, funding/lead-gen for a WIP. It's not that offensive IMO
- jbverschoor 7y agoAnswer: just use postgresql until it hurts
- cleansy 7y agoI second that. Given the 20,30 or whatever years postgres dealt with all kinds of file systems, hard drive failure codes and what not I would not recommend to jump to any of the newer contenders without a very good reason. I am not biased towards postgres per se but of all the newer components that the digital world can offer I like to be as secure as possible when it comes to the question whether or not my data was actually Written to a disk. It’s a surprisingly hard problem when you have to work with thousands of connections.
- Swizec 7y agoYep. Postgres with a combination of others for specific use-cases is a winning combination imo
- dano 7y agoI'll pile on to this. Use Postgresql and get focused on your product not the pros and cons of DBs. Postgresql until proven otherwise.
- mothsonasloth 7y agoIn a non serious fashion, I make people watch this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2F-DItXtZs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2F-DItXtZs
- carapace 7y agoEr... > You can classify databases into 4 broad categories based on how they prioritize opposing optimization criteria. > Flat file > Relational > NoSQL > Blockchain That's a hellofa classification. It reminds me of the Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge that "divides all animals into 14 categories: Those that belong to the emperor; Embalmed ones; Those that are trained; Suckling pigs; Mermaids (or Sirens); Fabulous ones; Stray dogs" and so on. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_Emporium_of_Benevolent_Knowledge%27s_Taxonomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_Emporium_of_Benevole...