Otto@programming.dev to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoStop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open sourceoptimizedbyotto.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1301arrow-down19cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1292arrow-down1external-linkStop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open sourceoptimizedbyotto.comOtto@programming.dev to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square69fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squaremsage@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days 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.