Wed 30 Jan 2008
With Sun’s recent purchase of MySQL, is it to one’s best interest to move to one of the other leaders of open source databases? It could be too early to tell. With so many people dependent on MySQL its hard to believe anything will change, after all Java still is a pretty cheap commodity. I have already begun exploring other options, not saying I would abandon them but I’ve always had a good feeling about Postgres, and now might be a time to give it a spin. I’ve also used SQLite recently and that is a nice portable solution for light weight tasks(especially if you will be developing on one server and moving to another server). As of now I am keeping my eyes open but being a curious mind I am always trying new things. Only time will tell!
January 31st, 2008 at 5:53 pm
There’s little doubt in my mind that the MySQL acquisition will complicate things. But frankly, the reason to move to Postgres is that it’s a better, more robust database. Give it a spin!
January 31st, 2008 at 10:07 pm
I want to give Postgres a go with the next site I do. I’ve always heard good things about it and feel its a very stable solution. I’ve only played with it on a local machine but I have been very pleased. I know django/python developers live by it.
February 4th, 2008 at 10:25 am
What’s “postgre”? If you mean PostgreSQL, that’s pronounced “post gres cue ell”, which is usually shortened to “post gres” and hence “postgres”, not “postgre”.
February 4th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Thanks, I’m still learning this Postgres stuff. Guess I should first start with learning how to spell it :). But overall I am impressed with it so far.