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The author hates on mysql with no reasons for their hate. Quite odd even if their examples of projects that would have benefitted more from more interfaces are
by beckingz 4y ago
The author hates on mysql with no reasons for their hate. Quite odd even if their examples of projects that would have benefitted more from more interfaces are good.
- hardwaresofton 4y agoHey, author here -- it is a bit odd and also possibly immature to be so harsh on MySQL apropos of nothing. That said, I intended more to be pro-Postgres rather than anti-MySQL (it's a great piece of software, other DBs and Postgres learn from it all the time, zheap[0] exists to replicate what they've built, for example). I also have to admit that I definitely want postgres every time I see MySQL. Maybe I need to read more on just how easy and amazing MySQL can be. Links welcome! [0]: https://cybertec-postgresql.github.io/zheap/ https://cybertec-postgresql.github.io/zheap/
- rockwotj 4y agoWould love to hear some concrete reasons here. What about postgres makes you avoid MySQL?
- hardwaresofton 4y agoThere are a ton -- in general flexibility, wealth of enterprise-grade resources and support, community, speed of improvements and rock solid operation. For just one real concrete reason, postgres's extension ecosystem is second to none, AFAIK.
- ttfkam 4y agoFor me it's a sea of green when MySQL makes me see red. https://www.sql-workbench.eu/dbms_comparison.html https://www.sql-workbench.eu/dbms_comparison.html Top 3: transactional DDL, range types, event triggers
- hardwaresofton 4y agoChanging my answer to transactional DDL. I use Postgres so much I literally forgot that it isn't always there.
- lsaferite 4y agoTransactional DDL is the biggest one for me (comparing MySQL and Postgres).