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>read/write to a DB is always slower than a filesystem This isn't true and has never been true. If you're writing a lot of records, especially small ones a DB
by fleitz 15y ago
>read/write to a DB is always slower than a filesystem
This isn't true and has never been true. If you're writing a lot of records, especially small ones a DB is often faster because the writes are more sequential and the database optimizes how pages are flushed to disk.
- mistercow 15y agoWell, I think what is meant here is that for large chunks of binary data, it's faster to go through the file system directly than through the DB. But I just think that it's an irrelevant point in a very significant number of situations.