mjw0

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   by mjw0 16y ago

   Clustrix does give you the option to start with MySQL and then do a drop-in upgrade when your idea gets traction.
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   by mjw0 16y ago

   Profitable companies have usually figured out that it's better to buy a solution that solves their problem rather than: (a) pay for engineer time to integrate a solution that isn't quite right, (b) take the opportunity cost hit while waitin
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   by mjw0 16y ago

   So relational data is hard but implementing appropriate consistency checks in your application is easy? Or do you just skip that second part and hope for the best?
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   by mjw0 16y ago

   Spending millions on engineer time to avoid buying a real database is not good finance either. At least with this approach you can start with the (free) MySQL and only pay once you're sure your idea has traction.