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Issues With MySQL
If I had my choice I'd ALWAYS choose PostgreSQL over MySQL every time. It is a stronger, more reliable, more robust database engine without question. So why do I even think about MySQL, ever? Because I have to. It is my job to know technology and, unfortunately for the industry at large, MySQL is the defacto standard for nearly every open source web application in existence. The very predominance of MySQL does not make it better, just a necessary evil that we have to deal with every day. Unfortunately the pure power of numbers often forces us to create new systems in MySQL just for the sake of simplicity on our client systems. The Complaints List So why do I dislike MySQL so much? There are a number of reasons. Granted, MySQL has done a good job in the ...
