Re: [HACKERS] What can we learn from MySQL?

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, Tim Conrad wrote:

> 2) There doesn't seem to be a clear roadmap on Postgres features.
> When certian things are expected. There's the TODO list that
> Bruce maintains, but it only outlines 'near' fixes. MySQL has a
> nice listing of what to expect in certian future versions.

Not possible for us, since we have no "upper management" that dictates
what features get added, for when ...

> I know
> it's not a perfect list, but it'd be nice to know when full blown
> replication will be included in PostgreSQL as an example.

Never, since there is no such thing as a 'full blown replication', since
there is no *one* way to do replication ...

> 3) There's the issues of 'advanced database features' in general.
> Many MySQL applications perform much of their logic in the
> application level, instead of the database level. They do this
> because there aren't things like triggers or stored procedures
> in MySQL. As the saying goes, 'if mohammad won't go to the
> mountain, bring the mountian to mohammad'. Why not do some
> simple explainations as to why these things are good, and what
> they do, and how to use them in real context?

Just a matter of someone writing and submitting it ... how are your
writing skills? :)

> 4) As other peole have noted, there's no windows build readily
> available for Postgres. There may be, but it's difficult to
> find. If someone's used to running, say, Oracle, and all they
> have is a windows machine to test something out on, MySQL has
> compiled binaries ready to go.

there is no native windows currently available, but its being worked on
for 7.5 ... after which, a pre-compiled binary becomes automatic ...

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