Re: Is Postgres good for large Applications

From: Ron Johnson <ron(dot)l(dot)johnson(at)cox(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Is Postgres good for large Applications
Date: 2006-10-19 03:51:24
Message-ID: 4536F63C.1020505@cox.net
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On 10/18/06 20:47, Robert Treat wrote:
> On Wednesday 18 October 2006 01:47, louis gonzales wrote:
>> Is your server capable? Does it have enough resources to handle many
>> connections?
>>
>> many = ??? 100, 200, 1,000,000,000???? are they concurrent users?
>>
>> 'good for large applications' = ??? I'd say, how large your
>> application is doesn't matter, right... cause that's the front end. How
>> well is it coded and does it make efficient logical SQL calls to a well
>> structured database... that's another question.
>>
>> I've got a question, "who wants to play, ask 20 questions?"
>>
>> Sorry for the sarcasm... but this is now 2:00 a.m. EST, and questions
>> have to be specific to warrant an answer.
>>
>
> You know Louis, it's not like you *have* to answer the question if you're
> say... tired or, i don't know... maybe a bit cranky? I mean I sympathize
> with your response but on the other hand it's bound not to be 2:00 a.m.
> somewhere in the world so you could just let those people deal with this one.

Yabut, "Is Postgres good for ... many simulataneous connections" is
just soooo ambiguous.

Just a *little* hint of his volume needs and any sort of Google
search would have been welcome.

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA

Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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