Otto@programming.dev to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agoStop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open sourceoptimizedbyotto.comexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1288arrow-down110
arrow-up1278arrow-down1external-linkStop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open sourceoptimizedbyotto.comOtto@programming.dev to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-squaremsage@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 hours agoMySQL always sucked ass. PostgreSQL went in a different direction, started with best support of the SQL standard, then optimized everything to make it fast. Postgres has/had the best SQL standard support out of every server, open-source or not. MySQL was at the other end, only started catching up after Oracle bought it.
MySQL always sucked ass.
PostgreSQL went in a different direction, started with best support of the SQL standard, then optimized everything to make it fast.
Postgres has/had the best SQL standard support out of every server, open-source or not.
MySQL was at the other end, only started catching up after Oracle bought it.