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I think I'd rather not have much of a difference between Oracle and Postgresql, if only because it would make it given "certain people" more arguments against s

by tgv 3y ago

I think I'd rather not have much of a difference between Oracle and Postgresql, if only because it would make it given "certain people" more arguments against switching from Oracle to Postgresql.

ElectricalUnion 3y ago
> rather not have much of a difference between Oracle and Postgresql That will make Postgresql blatantly non-standard and you will instead get the old "it's the same thing, why bother changing" argument against switching from Oracle to Postgresql.
- tgv 3y ago
  The price?
tracker1 3y ago
Considering how painful it is to even configure Oracle client software, I cannot disagree more. I'd much rather deal with PostgreSQL any given day of the week, and should you need much more than what's in the box, that's the point that the six figure consultants and DBAs earn their income. Oracle (and DB2) are just a massive mess to actually work with. PostgreSQL is really nice in terms of dev features. MS-SQL is nice in terms of Ops features. And even Firebird is easier to use in practice than Oracle/DB2. Don't add friction to your life when you don't need to. The only place I've ever worked that chose Oracle over MS-SQL or PostgreSQL was a larger company where the Oracle DBA team was generally easier to work with.