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List:       postgresql-general
Subject:    Re: [HACKERS] Are we losing momentum?
From:       "Nigel J. Andrews" <nandrews () investsystems ! co ! uk>
Date:       2003-04-17 11:35:07
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On Wed, 16 Apr 2003 greg@turnstep.com wrote:

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> > In fact I think postgresql is easier to use. Till date, I could never start 
> > mysql by hand and get it behave sanely. pg_ctl or nohup postmaster has always 
> > worked for me.
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> This is weird, because despite mysql's technical inferiority, it really is 
> pretty simple to use. Also seems a little hypocritical of you in light of 
> the RTFM rant later on in your email. :)

I hate to join in this thread but...

I don't find it weird. It's probably a different mind set or something but I
find the MySQL documentation discussing something that will be in version 8.34
when they still list 3.23 as the latest production version is so confusing when
it's written with no indication that the thing isn't already in place.

Just my own view. People say MySQL is easy and PostgreSQL is difficult to
learn. I say PostgreSQL is easy and MySQL is difficult to learn.

And as for it being maintenance free while a regular vacuum is something too
difficult a concept for people to grasp. Well, what do these maintenance free
MySQL folk do with the regular tasks that MySQL needs run?


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Nigel Andrews


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