Re: The future of Java
Lew wrote:
The relational databases I've used professionally that have done well
on the high end have included Oracle DB, IBM DB2 and Red Brick. I use
Postgres in my personal development projects but that does not
represent any sort of "high end". MySQL has only annoyed me, even at
the low end, to the point where I simply will not consider it for
anything serious.
Arne Vajh??j wrote:
If you don't like it, then don't use it.
I just said I wouldn't, didn't I?
But please distinguish between don't like and not good.
Since my opinion is based on professional experience and utility in real-world
projects, my "don't like" is equivalent to "not good". I didn't even mention
the effed-up open-source licensing scheme alluded to elsethread. MySQL is not
good. It rather sucks, actually.
Lew:
My major complaint with MySQL is its weakness in the implementation of
SQL. It's so far out of standard as to make it a real PITA to use. I
detest it.
Arne:
Oracle and MySQL are two of the worst when it comes to standard
SQL compliance.
And Postgres is one of the best. Even so, Oracle is miles better than MySQL
for compliance.
--
Lew
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