Re: PgSQL vs MySQL

[Mark Warner]

The thing which bothers me most about MySQL is the lack of a proper 
boolean. I don't like having to abstract a tinyint(1) into true or 
false. As much of my work involves building applications with Yes or No 
questions, I think I am switching to PostgreSQL.


david.best@stripped wrote:

>>What advantages, besides ease of setup, does MySQL hold over PostgreSQL? 
>>It would seem, to me, that the two are close competitors (both in 
>>quality, and performance).
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>Are you sure about quality?  Check out:
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>http://sql-info.de/mysql/gotchas.html
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>You can check out postgresql's on the same site but they are significally less
> critical.   After reviewing this and talking to some other people i'm switching over to
> postgresql.   I'm sure there is a place with mysql but I don't think i'd trust it for
> anything critical unless you very confident your developers know what they are doing.
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