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Why MySQL and not PostgreSQL?

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker
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update: To those that downvoted this posting, just be aware that you'll be seeing more just like this one. PostgreSQL is horribly under-known, and I'm going to make sure that every casual mention of MySQL has PostgreSQL mentioned somewhere in the thread. MySQL has had its day. PostgreSQL is now leading in terms of functionality and support, not to mention having a much better license structure.

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Re^2: Perl RSS aggregator
by Tommy (Chaplain) on Dec 09, 2004 at 01:51 UTC

    Hi merlyn!

    Short answer: because PG just doesn't cut it for me. It's just so clunky imo. I don't like it. Maybe I will someday. But today doesn't seem to be that day.

    --
Tommy Butler, a.k.a. TOMMY
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      In that case, why MySQL and not SQLite :)

      --
      <http://www.dave.org.uk>

      "The first rule of Perl club is you do not talk about Perl club."
      -- Chip Salzenberg

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        Flatfiles are less clunky than that! best yet, /dev/null!
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Re^2: Perl RSS aggregator
by Anonymous Monk on Mar 15, 2013 at 20:33 UTC
    I guess you've not heard of MariaDB then? (Which does better than both). PostgreSQL is "under-known" for a reason. Stuffing it in people's faces only makes it annoying, and naturally more people will avoid it. What your suggesting, and doing "...I'm going to make sure that every casual mention of MySQL has PostgreSQL mentioned..."), is a big disservice to the PostgreSQL community, you're hurting us. So please stop.
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      ... So please stop.

      Pay attention to the dates, I doubt he's kept it up since 2004

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