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Re: (OT: PostgreSQL vs MySQL)

From: Randal L. Schwartz (merlynstonehenge.com)
Date: Thu Apr 06 2006 - 20:12:59 CDT

>>>>> "Craig" == Craig Skinner <craig.skinnerkepax.co.uk> writes:

Craig> MySQL is a wee bit faster,

I keep seeing this, but I sometimes see the opposite. That "MySQL is faster"
meme seems peristent though, as if the PostgreSQL want to provide *some*
justification for people to continue to have a reason for MySQL.

Given the cost of programmer time (and the cost of lost data) vs the
cost of a slightly faster processor, is it ever really worth it even
if MySQL is *twice* as fast?

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