Re: Jav Database Performance

["Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>]

Markus Schiltknecht wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Walter Cruz wrote:
>> Have anyone seen this?
>>
>> http://devloop.org.uk/documentation/database-performance/
> 
> Looks like a good, well documented benchmark. Was well worth the read.
> Probably even more if you're more into Java than I am.
> 
> What's surprising me is, that PostgreSQL often was 'only marginally
> slower' compared to MySQL. First, I thought: wow, MySQL must have
> improved. But later on, I've read that they tested the MyISAM storage
> engine. Thus, I'm surprised that
> 
>  a) they perform only marginally better, and
> 
>  b) that the results are so close and similar.
> 
> I can only conclude, that PostgreSQL does a very well job in keeping the
> costs of consistency very low. ;-)

Or:

We Rock!

Joshua D. Drake


> 
> Regards
> 
> Markus
> 
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