On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 03:55 +1100, Colin Charles wrote: > 1. Do you use a database? Yes. > 2. If yes, do you use MySQL? Only if the application does not support PostgreSQL. > 3. If no, what else do you use, and why? > (where why can be reasons as to why you don't use MySQL, including lack > of exposure, or it is missing something) ZODB - native object oriented database for Zope application server. PostgreSQL - More complete high end database features such as stored procedures and functions. These include third party functions and various languages supported for stored procedures (eg. python). - Above features have been available for a few years and stable. - BSD license. Less problematic license. - Dislike MySQL's "these features not important... we will support in it future.. we support it now and therefore we're enterprise ready". Good marketing but leaves a bad taste for developers that know better. (MS like). > 4. If you use MySQL, what do you use it for? > (administrating, playing around, developing apps on top of it, etc.) LAMP apps that only support MySQL. > 5. If no to all the above, are you interested in learning more about > MySQL and taking your knowledge to the next step? No. :)
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