"So do tell, what is it that makes you adore it so?" Well, back when I started using PostgreSQL I had been using MySQL 3.23.x. At the time MySQL did NOT do forced referential integrity, stored procedures, custom functions or triggers. I needed a few of these tools and sought out a better database server. I found PostgreSQL did all that I needed and did so for small to huge databases. So I switched and never went back.
Sure I realize that MySQL grew up and added some of these or even all of these features, but why switch back? Plus MySQL had a year or two of licensing and lawsuit issues that I could not predict the outcome of for clients. Now all that being resolved, both DB's are good solutions, but I'll keep using PGSQL. Yes, there is a bit of an Oracle flavor, kind of like mock crab legs has a crab flavor. You know it seems like crab but it isn't. So PostgreSQL may seem like Oracle but it isn't. Cheers, Wil Genovese One man with courage makes a majority. -Andrew Jackson A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well. On Jun 2, 2008, at 5:01 PM, Gerald Guido wrote: >>>> I *adore* PostgreSQL and use it almost exclusively (unless told >>>> to use > something else). > > I have never used it before. I love MySQL and have been using MSSQL > since > forever (love/hate). I was always amazed that MySQL 4.x would be > handling my > dev work and have a 5-7meg footprint. > > I understand that PostgreSQL is a lot like Oracle. > > So do tell, what is it that makes you adore it so? > > G > -- > "The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts > as to > discover new ways of thinking about them." > - Sir William Bragg > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:306656 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
