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PosgreSQL 10 things to know about ?

From
Seum-Lim Gan
Date:
Hi everyone,

I am new here and am wondering if anyone knows if there is something
like 10 things to know about PostgreSQL ?

Also, like 3 tips about using PostgreSQL ?

Thanks.

Gan

PosgreSQL 10 things to know about ?

From
Chris Humphries
Date:
1) FREE
2) FAST
3) "real" true acid rdbms (*cough* unlike mysql *cough*)
4) Been around for a long time (codebase is solid and well tested)
5) Secure
6) Has cool stuff like triggers, views, functions, rules
7) Good community support
8) "battle" testing in production environments (like e-com, and government sites)
9) Portable
10) Works like a women magnet, just uttering it's very name...

1) read the user docs
2) read the admin docs
2) search mailing list archives for answers




Seum-Lim Gan writes:
 > Hi everyone,
 >
 > I am new here and am wondering if anyone knows if there is something
 > like 10 things to know about PostgreSQL ?
 >
 > Also, like 3 tips about using PostgreSQL ?
 >
 > Thanks.
 >
 > Gan
 >
 > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
 > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives?
 >
 > http://archives.postgresql.org

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Re: PosgreSQL 10 things to know about ?

From
Andrew Sullivan
Date:
On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 01:56:43PM -0500, Chris Humphries wrote:

> 10) Works like a women magnet, just uttering it's very name...

That is, of course, only if you can avoid having a conversation about
_how_ to utter the name ;-)

A

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Re: PosgreSQL 10 things to know about ?

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
Andrew Sullivan wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 01:56:43PM -0500, Chris Humphries wrote:
>
> > 10) Works like a women magnet, just uttering it's very name...

We need to get _that_ item into the marketing stuff.

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Re: PosgreSQL 10 things to know about ?

From
Philip Hallstrom
Date:
I'd also recommend reading the online books that are available...

On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Chris Humphries wrote:

> 1) FREE
> 2) FAST
> 3) "real" true acid rdbms (*cough* unlike mysql *cough*)
> 4) Been around for a long time (codebase is solid and well tested)
> 5) Secure
> 6) Has cool stuff like triggers, views, functions, rules
> 7) Good community support
> 8) "battle" testing in production environments (like e-com, and government sites)
> 9) Portable
> 10) Works like a women magnet, just uttering it's very name...
>
> 1) read the user docs
> 2) read the admin docs
> 2) search mailing list archives for answers
>
>
>
>
> Seum-Lim Gan writes:
>  > Hi everyone,
>  >
>  > I am new here and am wondering if anyone knows if there is something
>  > like 10 things to know about PostgreSQL ?
>  >
>  > Also, like 3 tips about using PostgreSQL ?
>  >
>  > Thanks.
>  >
>  > Gan