> which is probably why it's promoted so much I think what you're actually observing is simply that Postgres is by far the most vendor-neutral DBMS (/API) avai

> which is probably why it's promoted so much I think what you're actually observing is simply that Postgres is by far the most vendor-neutral DBMS (/API) available, and therefore the volume of conversation & marketing around it stacks up very disproportionately. In contrast, asides from MySQL all other DBMS options require getting invested in ~one company and relying entirely on the whims & fortunes of their commercial support organisation. A relevant article and comment thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31425872 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31425872