Re: Postgresql mentioned on Newsforge MySQL article - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Scott Marlowe
Subject Re: Postgresql mentioned on Newsforge MySQL article
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Msg-id 1156802805.10490.32.camel@state.g2switchworks.com
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In response to Re: Postgresql mentioned on Newsforge MySQL article  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: Postgresql mentioned on Newsforge MySQL article  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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On Mon, 2006-08-28 at 16:02, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Tony Caduto wrote:
> > http://newsvac.newsforge.com/newsvac/06/08/28/1738259.shtml
> >
> > Don't know the validity of this dvd order test they did, but the article
> > claims Postgresql only did 120 OPM.
> > Seems a little fishy to me.
> >
>
> This has got to be a complete joke.

I'm wondering if the source code is available.

My guess is it was full of MySQLisms and the postgresql "port" was
written without indexes, no transactions, and relied on running dozens
of queries that postgresql could have more efficiently done in one query
or in one transaction at least.

I wonder if one couldn't get ahold of the code and "fix it" to see what
postgresql could actually do.

We have the same problem at work.  RT is a great little program that
supports several database backends.  But it's dumbed down to make MySQL
3.23 happy and fast, so it's kinda a dog on PostgreSQL, even though it's
ultra stable.  Seems the newest release is finally catching up on
PostgreSQL.

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