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While I disagree that it's the world's best, it is my default for all projects and general RMDBS. I used to be MySQL but it felt like over time it was becoming

While I disagree that it's the world's best, it is my default for all projects and general RMDBS. I used to be MySQL but it felt like over time it was becoming hack on top of hack for each subsequent version while PG lacked a number of features in the early 2010's it has clearly caught up with great care to its codebase. There are scenarios that PG does not win and should not be used, but if we're talking about the most applications that it covers well, PG is it.

sgt 7y ago
Out of curiosity, what RDBM do you feel is the best?
- miclill 7y ago
  Why should there be one best DB? It's a game of tradeoffs. Always was, always will be.
  - sgt 7y ago
    Sure... but if you HAD to choose one? Just kidding. I think the word "best" could easily be substituted with "your go-to DB"... or simply the best for <category of what you want to do>.