On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Merlin Moncure <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 8:52 PM, Rodrigo E. De León Plicet > <[email protected]> wrote: >> http://www.dbms2.com/2011/11/23/hope-for-a-new-postgresql-era/ >> >> Some of the points mentioned: >> - MySQL is narrowing the gap, but PostgreSQL is still ahead of MySQL >> in some ways. (Database extensibility if nothing else.) > > There is simply no comparing mysql's backend programming features with > those of postgres. Postgres is a development platform in a box, mysql > is not.
A key point, I think, but not just as a comparison against other RDBMS. -- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
