Otto@programming.dev to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours agoStop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open sourceoptimizedbyotto.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down18
arrow-up1175arrow-down1external-linkStop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open sourceoptimizedbyotto.comOtto@programming.dev to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·4 hours agoIsn’t that the point of Postgresql. It’s basically an open source version of MySQL. I’m sure there are some proprietary nonsense that MySQL has, but I’ve never needed it in 17 years
minus-squaresobchak@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 hours agoPostgres is basically an open source version of Oracle DB. Much more featureful than MySQL. I believe Oracle bought MySQL just to kill it.
Isn’t that the point of Postgresql. It’s basically an open source version of MySQL.
I’m sure there are some proprietary nonsense that MySQL has, but I’ve never needed it in 17 years
Postgres is basically an open source version of Oracle DB. Much more featureful than MySQL. I believe Oracle bought MySQL just to kill it.