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PostgreSQL vs. MySQL comparison
prostoalex writes "Ever find yourself wondering which open source database is the best tool for the job? Well, wonder no more, and let your tax dollars do the work in the form of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory publishing this unbiased review of MySQL vs. PostgreSQL. After reading it, however, it seems that MySQL ranks the same or better on most of the accounts." My poor sleepy eyes misread the date of posting on here; caveat that this is more then 15 months old.
Yeah but In 2005 it didn't!
You can't say it is "old" and "wrong" when it is wrong because it is old.
Next article on Slashdot: 486 SX vs 486 DX
Part of me sees the point you're making, but another part of me say "Yea, and ... what?" Does Notepad, embarrassingly simple though it may be, not still have appropriate uses?
Short answer: No.
Longer answer: None at all.
I use it for taking notes. :P
To paraphrase a comment from farther up, "yeah, floating point is nice. I implement it in my application on the SX anyway."
MysSQL has a much larger user base than PostgreSQL, therefore the code is more tested and has historically been more stable than PostgreSQL and more used in production environments.
"Claiming that your RDBMS is the best in the world because more people use it is like saying McDonalds makes the best food in the world."
Sorry, just an old joke that deserved retreading... ;)
"I can be self-referential if I want to," said Tom, swiftly.