Good day Sergei Thanks for replying.
Regards Brent On 21/02/2018 16:59, Sergei Golubchik wrote: > Hi, Brent! > > On Feb 21, Brent Clark wrote: >> Good day Guys >> >> I have a client that is looking for JSON support, or better 'JSON column >> type'. >> >> He is asking for MySQL/5.7.8 (Currently on MySQL 5.6). >> >> And his comment is : "/This is so that we can use the JSON column type >> introduced in this version." >> >> We don't use MySQL, well we shipping away to MariaDB. >> The question I would like to ask is. >> Based on reading : >> https://mariadb.com/resources/blog/best-both-worlds-relational-json >> Is it fair to say, the clients needs are met? > Depends on what his needs are. If he needs "JSON column type", then his > needs are not met, MariaDB doesn't have it. > > Practically, people rarely need a JSON type as such, they need to store > JSON and do something with it (search, modify, index by JSON field, etc). > > If this is the case, your client needs are most probably met. > > Regards, > Sergei > Chief Architect MariaDB > and [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~maria-discuss Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~maria-discuss More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
