Top 5 Reasons People Dismiss PostgreSQL

Jane Walker writes "In an effort to dispel some of the FUD surrounding this impressive product, this article puts forth several of the most commonplace reasons for a user to dismiss PostgreSQL." From the article: "While PostgreSQL's adoption rate continues to accelerate, some folks wonder why that rate isn't even steeper given its impressive array of features. One can speculate that many of the reasons for not considering its adoption tend to be based on either outdated or misinformed sources."

Comments

...and the number one reason:

[fak3r]

Too hard to pronounce.

Re:Interesting article, but not the reasons I hear

[adolfojp]

PostgreSQL will always be slower than a MySQL database that uses MyISAM tables. The speed of both databases will be about the same when you use InnoDB tables in MySQL.

MySQL uses MyISAM by default because it is fast. Then again, MyISAM should not be used for anything more complex or important than storing cooking recipees.

Cheers, Adolfo