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How about... MySQL runs some of the most popular websites on the internet. I know folks on HN like to nerd rage™ over the newest/obscure technology (see rust, s
by nodesocket 11y ago
How about... MySQL runs some of the most popular websites on the internet. I know folks on HN like to nerd rage™ over the newest/obscure technology (see rust, see ocaml, see erlang), but the reality is, what works, what has mindshare, and what is easy to scale with a team.
- arthurcolle 11y agoErlang isn't really new...
- lmz 11y ago>> newest/obscure technology > Erlang isn't really new... But is it (comparatively) obscure?
- Jweb_Guru 11y agoMoreover, HN and the computer industry in general systematically ignored OCaml for many years (I'm happy to see its recent resurgence in popularity [which is to say, people are more likely to have heard the word before], but I do find it kind of puzzling).
- zurn 11y agoPostgreSQL predates MySQL by some 10 years. Or 15 years if you start counting from InnoDB, MySQL was really a toy before that.