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Aargh! (Score:2)
Why, why, why do people insist upon using this piece of crap database? The arguments I get into typically go like this:
Them: "But MySQL is faster."
Ovid: "Do you have benchmarks?"
Them: "No, but MySQL is still faster than other databases."
Ovid: "Have you benchmarked your app with other databases?"
Them: "No, but others swear up and down that it's faster."
Ovid: "So you feel that fast is more important that correct answers?"
Them: "But I already know MySQL."
Ovid: "That's a fair point. The Postg
Re:Aargh! (Score:1)
Once, I switched an entire 28-node MySQL cluster to a single PostgreSQL instance by making clever use of table inheritance and a one-liner PL/Pgsql script written in Python 3000! PG RULEZ!!
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