Re: MySQL vs. PostgreSQL on Slashdot

Lukas Kahwe Smith wrote:
> Jeffrey Webster wrote:
> > Anyone read this? Thoughts?
> >
> > Doesn't seem all that unbiased to me. I don't recommend posting to
> > their thread, since it would be a holy war. But it's interesting to
> > read people's thoughts about what's important in a database. i.e. speed
> > rules over data integrity.
>
> The comparison is totally outdated. Even back then it was not accurate,
> neither on MySQL nor on PostgreSQL. As for speed over data integrity,
> MySQL users have become accustomed to making these trade off's, which
> does make MySQL a better fit for some projects. I dont really see any
> lesson for PostgreSQL in there though.

I thought the Slashdot comments were almost universally stating the
article was outdated, biased, and that PostgreSQL feature are
significant.

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