Re: PostgreSQL 8.1 vs. MySQL 5.0?

From: "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com>
To: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, CSN <cool_screen_name90001(at)yahoo(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL 8.1 vs. MySQL 5.0?
Date: 2005-10-06 17:21:10
Message-ID: 20051006172110.GD36108@pervasive.com
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On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 10:50:47PM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
> >More generally, it's worth making the point that a lot of MySQL's "brand
> >new in 5.0" features have been in Postgres for a *long* time, and are
> >therefore likely to be both more stable and better-performing than
> >MySQL's first cut at them.
> >
> >
> Some specific things could be: Their "initial support" for triggers ;)
> Also technically we
> do have updateable views via rules.

Actually, is that even a 'technically'? If memory serves, both Oracle
and DB2 have ways to handle updates on views that are not automatically
updateable. What we're missing are *automatically* updateable views.
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