I see your point, but the reason I asked/. is because I'm hoping it's not an either/or proposition. So I was looking to find out why MySQL is less problematic than I see it as, and/or why PostgreSQL is more used than I realized, or if there's some other DB I should be thinking about.
It was unintentional. My apologies. It would have been fairer to write that I find MySQL's behavior surprising, and am attracted to working on databases that have behavior that's more in line with what I'd expect.
The video I linked to is what convinced me that MySQL behaved in ways I don't like. I prefer system designs that kick and scream when something bad is entered. MySQL seems geared towards letting some operations succeed and just using defaults, in cases where I would prefer a loud error report.
Actually I wasn't. I figured the/. crowd might have some knowledge about the relative acceptance and prevalence of the two databases in European business settings, and where things are moving.
For example, if the consensus was that PostgreSQL was so rarely used that it was a dead-end, then I'd suck it up and work on MySQL despite my misgivings.
But as long as PostgreSQL is showing some signs of life in a business setting, I'll perhaps try to pitch in on that.
I also figured that maybe there was some other up-and-coming database out there that I should take a look at. The/. community is good at bringing alternatives like this to light.
As far as flames, I should have been clearer about what I meant by "design flaws". I realize that it's somewhat subjective. What I should have said is that MySQL's behavior strikes me as a lot more surprising in some cases than does PostgreSQL's, and I didn't think that was going to chance. (Probably in a similar vein, I like strongly typed programming languages and compile-time correctness checks. I think it's a mindset kind of thing.)
If the US legislators are allowed to spout this kind of drivel then so is Hamas.
Your "if/then" logic seems to be appealing to some notion of fairness or justice. I don't believe that's particularly relevant in this case. Government officials often appeal to justice or fairness when arguing for their policies, but ultimately they'll use their monopoly on violence to get their way even if their rhetoric uses invalid reasoning.
I can sympathize. Once I wanted to ask this woman out on a date, but I did not because I *might* be liable for sexual harrassment. Therefore, I can never ask a woman on a date. I have 30 cats at home instead.
If you think 30 cats are a substitute for a woman, you're holding them the wrong way.
Don't contracts require that there's a meeting of the mind between both parties? If the contract terms are vague, then there is a significant lack of common understanding, I would think. I would think that calls into question the university's rights to impose inequitable penalties.
rich morons deserve to fooled and fleeced of their money
So you're saying that if someone is both wealthy and mentally challenged, it's morally appropriate for others to take advantage of their mental limitations to take their wealth by subterfuge?
I was just trying to say that if one objects to universities' restrictions on free speech, they'll find that the legal and ethical issues differ when considering public vs. private secular vs. religiously affiliated universities.
The administration owns the property, and can use the police to remove students they don't want there.
The students have no such power, at least not on short notice. (They can perhaps get injunctions, but that takes time and money. Campus police can be less... deliberate.)
Somewhere like Liberty has goals, and a legal status, very different than those of a state university. The free-speech-related issues at somewhere like Liberty are pretty different than those at a state university.
As you get older, learning requires more effort than it used to. Part of it seems to be that thinking slows a little (and this can be compounded by health issue like poor exercise and/or sleep). And I suspect part of it is a motivational problem where so many new languages, frameworks, etc. are so similar to stuff you've learned in the past that it's hard to get excited.
I'm nearly 40 and just about to finish my PhD (in addition to working), and my research has been a good mix of theory and practice. I'm curious / anxious to see how quickly I'll be able to pick up new nuts-and-bolts knowledge (git, etc.) when it's once again my job to stay on top of that stuff (rather than graph theory).
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I see your point, but the reason I asked /. is because I'm hoping it's not an either/or proposition. So I was looking to find out why MySQL is less problematic than I see it as, and/or why PostgreSQL is more used than I realized, or if there's some other DB I should be thinking about.
Thanks, that's very good to know.
It was unintentional. My apologies. It would have been fairer to write that I find MySQL's behavior surprising, and am attracted to working on databases that have behavior that's more in line with what I'd expect.
The video I linked to is what convinced me that MySQL behaved in ways I don't like. I prefer system designs that kick and scream when something bad is entered. MySQL seems geared towards letting some operations succeed and just using defaults, in cases where I would prefer a loud error report.
Actually I wasn't. I figured the /. crowd might have some knowledge about the relative acceptance and prevalence of the two databases in European business settings, and where things are moving.
For example, if the consensus was that PostgreSQL was so rarely used that it was a dead-end, then I'd suck it up and work on MySQL despite my misgivings.
But as long as PostgreSQL is showing some signs of life in a business setting, I'll perhaps try to pitch in on that.
I also figured that maybe there was some other up-and-coming database out there that I should take a look at. The /. community is good at bringing alternatives like this to light.
As far as flames, I should have been clearer about what I meant by "design flaws". I realize that it's somewhat subjective. What I should have said is that MySQL's behavior strikes me as a lot more surprising in some cases than does PostgreSQL's, and I didn't think that was going to chance. (Probably in a similar vein, I like strongly typed programming languages and compile-time correctness checks. I think it's a mindset kind of thing.)
Depends. How long will you be able to buy a 2004-era ThinkPad?
If the US legislators are allowed to spout this kind of drivel then so is Hamas.
Your "if/then" logic seems to be appealing to some notion of fairness or justice. I don't believe that's particularly relevant in this case. Government officials often appeal to justice or fairness when arguing for their policies, but ultimately they'll use their monopoly on violence to get their way even if their rhetoric uses invalid reasoning.
It's apparent the terrorist won.
Such a small group of people have managed to drastically change the polices of the USA in a way no politicians could ever do.
Look, we are scared of them tweeting, how could they not have won?
Yes, it's amazing what happens when a cowardly 535 + 9 + 1 piss their pants.
The U.S. courts generally accept that enemy propaganda isn't protected by the 1st Amendment during war.
The U.S. is now in perpetual war. And the President / State Dept. / Congress say who the enemies are.
And who said being in perpetual war isn't fun???
Non! "Le Flamé Royale"!
With Cheese.
Extra Bacon?
Pigs are filthy animals.
Non! "Le Flamé Royale"!
With Cheese.
Non! "Le Flamé Royale"!
Or did you just want to brag to your friends that you get a lot of pussy?
I can sympathize. Once I wanted to ask this woman out on a date, but I did not because I *might* be liable for sexual harrassment. Therefore, I can never ask a woman on a date. I have 30 cats at home instead.
If you think 30 cats are a substitute for a woman, you're holding them the wrong way.
To be fair, Aquaman has always been pretty conservative...
I mean, he gets paid either way, so it's fine, right?
Thank goodness that you don't make broad assumptions based on stereotypes and a wild imagination! Because that would be, you know, embarrassing.
Don't contracts require that there's a meeting of the mind between both parties? If the contract terms are vague, then there is a significant lack of common understanding, I would think. I would think that calls into question the university's rights to impose inequitable penalties.
So you're saying that if someone is both wealthy and mentally challenged, it's morally appropriate for others to take advantage of their mental limitations to take their wealth by subterfuge?
That's a peculiar ethic.
I was just trying to say that if one objects to universities' restrictions on free speech, they'll find that the legal and ethical issues differ when considering public vs. private secular vs. religiously affiliated universities.
The administration owns the property, and can use the police to remove students they don't want there.
The students have no such power, at least not on short notice. (They can perhaps get injunctions, but that takes time and money. Campus police can be less... deliberate.)
Somewhere like Liberty has goals, and a legal status, very different than those of a state university. The free-speech-related issues at somewhere like Liberty are pretty different than those at a state university.
I suspect that runs afoul of contract law.
As you get older, learning requires more effort than it used to. Part of it seems to be that thinking slows a little (and this can be compounded by health issue like poor exercise and/or sleep). And I suspect part of it is a motivational problem where so many new languages, frameworks, etc. are so similar to stuff you've learned in the past that it's hard to get excited.
I'm nearly 40 and just about to finish my PhD (in addition to working), and my research has been a good mix of theory and practice. I'm curious / anxious to see how quickly I'll be able to pick up new nuts-and-bolts knowledge (git, etc.) when it's once again my job to stay on top of that stuff (rather than graph theory).
Little do you know that the Cisco VP has spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocaine powder.
I do not think "Cisco" means what...
Wait, that can't be right.
Fair enough.