How to Break a MySQL Left Joincodespatter.com 5 pointspyroman18 years ago6 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−inklesspen18yThis is insane. Why do people use MySQL, again?−pyromanOP18yYeah, it can get crazy sometimes, but I think it's fun still. What would you suggest that is better?−inklesspen18yPostgreSQL. There's actually a couple of good MySQL v. PostgreSQL threads on News.YC today; check them out.−pyromanOP18yYeah, I've heard a lot of great things about PostgreSQL. I'll check those out. Thanks.−neilc18yWhy is this "insane"? Or do you just mean the usage of MySQL in general, not the behavior described by the article?−goofygrin18yLikely because it's installed on 99.9% of all web hosts and almost every LAMP software uses it.
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This is insane. Why do people use MySQL, again?
Yeah, it can get crazy sometimes, but I think it's fun still. What would you suggest that is better?
PostgreSQL. There's actually a couple of good MySQL v. PostgreSQL threads on News.YC today; check them out.
Yeah, I've heard a lot of great things about PostgreSQL. I'll check those out. Thanks.
Why is this "insane"? Or do you just mean the usage of MySQL in general, not the behavior described by the article?
Likely because it's installed on 99.9% of all web hosts and almost every LAMP software uses it.