Re: RE: Why is there so much MySQL bashing??? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: RE: Why is there so much MySQL bashing???
Date
Msg-id 200101200434.XAA02586@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: RE: Why is there so much MySQL bashing???  (mwaples@waples.net)
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> I wish Postgresql users were more outspoken -
>
> This page - http://openacs.org/philosophy/why-not-mysql.html
> and reading Bruce Momjian's pdf book - completely changed me
>
> I always heard comments like - "you don't need transactions" "you can
> get away with no subqueries"  - "MYsql is good for 95% of people" - "who
> needs triggers" and  you never hear referential integrity mentioned when
> you use MYsql.
>
> Now I realize what I missed out on, and I'm close to hating MYsql(close
> not actually) - I wish there were more webpages, comments on mailing
> lists that explained why Postgresql is better.
> Im really angry with myself that I've wasted a huge amount of time when
> I could have been using Postgresql all this time -
> So don't stop MYsql bashing completely

It is people like you telling others about PostgreSQL that has made us
popular.

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