Why MySQL Grew So Fast

jpkunst writes "Andy Oram, who attended the MySQL Users Conference which was held April 16-18 in Orlando, Florida, attempts to explain MySQL's popularity in his weblog at oreillynet.com. (More weblogs about the 2004 MySQL Users Conference can be found at the The 2004 MySQL User's Conference & Expo Blog Collection.)"

Comments

Re:I strongly disagree

[GoofyBoy]

>I can tell you that identical queries on identical schemata with identical data are provably faster with MySQL than with Oracle.

It depends on what is being queried, the volume of data and network drivers.

So I doubt that your statement proves anything.

Re:My Theory?

[caluml]

It sounds vaguely French and therefore un-American

Great. Sounds like a good reason to use it for me.

Re:Pretty simple.

[LoneRanger]

MySQL is stupid and useless and I'll prove it:

CREATE TABLE float_test (one float, two float);
INSERT INTO float_test VALUES (2.3242, 3.2223232);

now:

SELECT * FROM float_test WHERE one = 2.3242;
Empty set (0.00 sec)

Then according to MySQL 2.3242 != 2.3242. Where the hell did they take their Math classes?!