[lug] MySQL work queue problem

[Collins Richey]

On 10/6/06, George Sexton <gsexton at mhsoftware.com> wrote:

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> Here's my anti-MySQL rant.

>
> It's really a case of a mediocre product with superior marketing and
> mind-share triumphing over technically better products.

>
> OK, you now know why I think MySQL is a piece of dung from an anemic and
> under-fed rat. Here's what's better.
>
> PostgreSQL   -   Compliant SQL Engine, Free BSD License, Good Performance
> MS SQL Server - Used by an expert, astonishingly good performance.
> Amazingly good developer tools. Absolutely first rate paid support.
> Ignore support contracts. Just go per-incident support for $300.
> Sybase SQL Anywhere - Low cost, and terrific replication capabilities.
> IBM DB2 - Rock Solid
> Oracle - Industry Standard, but quirky in it's own right.
>
>
> The only reason to use MySQL is because it's ubiquitous. Of course, if
> you walk out in the green belt by my house where people walk their dogs,
> you can find other things that are ubiquitous as well.
>

Aw, tell us how you really feel, George!

This is the same story I get from any competent database
designer/developer. Every database product you can think of has had
[pick an ACID standard SQL feature] since the dawn of time, but people
cling to MySQL Go figure. There's one born every minute.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.