Agreed. Without actual references, this is marketing blather, not a technical article. The worst part is that it doesn't have to be name and shame. Take the

Agreed. Without actual references, this is marketing blather, not a technical article. The worst part is that it doesn't have to be name and shame. Take the "epoch" discussion, for example. The fact that "epochs" differ in implementation is something that isn't even a bug--it's just different. That alone is likely surprising to a lot of people and would probably be worth an article. Of course, the real issue is probably that "boring" databases just work and "exciting" databases are full of bugs. If you're a database SAAS startup, slagging the databases that everybody considers cool and hip isn't going to be good for your exit.