Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?

From: "Roderick A(dot) Anderson" <raanders(at)acm(dot)org>
To: <cbbrowne(at)cbbrowne(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?
Date: 2002-07-29 13:39:59
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.33.0207290632070.20042-100000@main.cyber-office.net
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On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 cbbrowne(at)cbbrowne(dot)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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