Re: MySQL vs. PostgreSQL on Slashdot

[Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>]

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 The comparison is totally outdated.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article was outdated, biased, and that PostgreSQL feature are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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