The Hermit Hacker wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, J.R. Belding wrote:
> > As I learned more about the advanced features PostgreSQL offered, I
> > became concerned that MySQL might not be desirable for my application.
> > But I shortly realized that while PostgreSQL includes support for
> > advanced functionality such as Transactions, Subselects, Views, etc.,
>
> transactions:
>
> begin;
> select <value> from table;
> update <value> in table;
> end;
I never considered transactions an advanced feature. It's in the basics of every relational database, coming in
MySQL too now.
The very first DB application I ever built for myself (using PG 4.2 with a selfmade embedded PostQUEL
preprocessorfor C) needed them already.
Might have an impact that I used Siemens ISAM files with LEASY (a transactional layer with before/after image
logging capability on top of ISAM) in the BS2000 mainframe environment for years before starting that
project.
Anyway, I think the first thing anybody starting with databases MUST learn is the concept of transactions!
Howmany people must be out in the world, considering themself an SQL DB programmer, who learned the "basics"
usingpast MySQL releases? Father forgive them, because they don't know what they do!
Jan
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