Bill Sim wrote: > Hello, > > We're making a development decision soon to use Ruby to develop a front > end for our system. The backend currently runs on Postgresql.
That sounds like good decisions all around. Will you be using Rails, or some other Ruby framework? > Some > contractors are pushing us to change the backend database to MySQL, > simply because it's more common to work with Ruby + MySQL. It's certainly true that more people use mySQL than Postgres. It's also true that more people own Windows boxes than Macs. Popular != advisable. :) OK, that was snarky. I agree with others on this thread that PostgreSQL is a better DBMS than mySQL, and no decent developer should have much problem with it. > We prefer > not to support more than one kind of database in house. > > We have gotten push back from contractors, who have said, "If it's not > MySQL, I wont bid on it." That's silly. (I'll bid on your PostgreSQL projects any day!) > I am not a Ruby Developer (IANARD), but I > would like to know if there is an issue with using Ruby + Postgres. Not that I know of. I use them together all the time. > Someone indicated that Ruby + MySQL play nice together, whereas it's > problematic to use other kinds of DBs. > > This sounds ridiculous to me, And so it is. It's not problematic at all; in fact, I recommend it. > but if I'm missing something, I would love > to hear some opinions. Is there an issue with support for > Ruby+Postgres? Yes. The issue is that you won't be able to hire inexperienced developers who don't want to think about anything but mySQL. :D > > Thanks, > Bill Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
