On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 2:35 AM, Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater@gmx.net> wrote:
> Yan Cheng CHEOK, 17.05.2010 03:21:
>>
>> Recently, I try to introduce my friend to use PostgreSQL.
>>
>> However, he first impression is that. PostgreSQL is much slower
>> compared to MySQL. He realize he has to wait for 7 seconds, to create
>> a tmp database.
>>
>
> Why on earth would anybody compare database performance using a command that
> is usually executed only once in the lifetime of a database?
>
> It's like saying "The car from manufacturer A is slower than the one from
> manufacturer B, because it takes 1 second longer to start the engine..."
I refer you to this classic post on the subject:
http://www.mail-archive.com/pgsql-general@postgresql.org/msg93043.html
