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10 years and PostgreSQL still has no easy, manageable solution for replication or sharding. And it's JSON support is still nothing more than a bolted on hack on
by taligent 14y ago
10 years and PostgreSQL still has no easy, manageable solution for replication or sharding. And it's JSON support is still nothing more than a bolted on hack on top of a BLOB.
People need to stop acting like PostgreSQL is some holy grail database. It isn't.
- dmpk2k 14y agoI think that just reinforces his point. Making a solid database is hard work. And making a solid, featureful, and performant database is vastly harder.
- prodigal_erik 14y agoCorrectly and efficiently querying sharded tables is not only a very complicated dark art but also heavily patented. I thought they had a replication story, though.