Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?

Roderick A. Anderson <raanders@acm.org>

From: "Roderick A. Anderson" <raanders@acm.org>
To: <cbbrowne@cbbrowne.com>
Cc: <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2002-07-29T13:39:59Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 cbbrowne@cbbrowne.com wrote:

[snip]

> e) Inertia.  MySQL got more popular way back when; the reasons may no longer 
> apply, but nobody is going to move to PostgreSQL without _compelling_ reason, 
> and you'll have to show something _really compelling_.

I would like to add one other thought.  There are many web site designers
that get thrust into being a web site programmer.  Without an
understanding of database design and a novice programmers (?) view of the
process the benefits of letting the database (RDBMS) do the database work
isn't recognized.  They code it all in the CGI.


Rod
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