Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Roderick A. Anderson
Subject Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.33.0207290632070.20042-100000@main.cyber-office.net
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In response to Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?  (cbbrowne@cbbrowne.com)
Responses Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?  (Chris Humphries <chumphries@devis.com>)
Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?  (Curt Sampson <cjs@cynic.net>)
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On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 cbbrowne@cbbrowne.com wrote:

[snip]

> e) Inertia.  MySQL got more popular way back when; the reasons may no longer 
> apply, but nobody is going to move to PostgreSQL without _compelling_ reason, 
> and you'll have to show something _really compelling_.

I would like to add one other thought.  There are many web site designers
that get thrust into being a web site programmer.  Without an
understanding of database design and a novice programmers (?) view of the
process the benefits of letting the database (RDBMS) do the database work
isn't recognized.  They code it all in the CGI.


Rod
--  "Open Source Software - Sometimes you get more than you paid for..."



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