didn't later versions of mysql 5 also have utf8mb4? Or did they do something else? I also wonder why mysql wouldn't have had the resources for strict typing by

didn't later versions of mysql 5 also have utf8mb4? Or did they do something else? I also wonder why mysql wouldn't have had the resources for strict typing by default, I'm fairly ignorant of the complexities involved, but since this involves just checking data types on insert, it would seem to my non-expert understanding like not that big of a task to add. I don't say that to disagree with you or disparage oracles work, I'm just trying to understand your point of view better.