Re: PostgreSQL 8.1 vs. MySQL 5.0?

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: 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 05:50:47
Message-ID: 4344BB37.2080206@commandprompt.com
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>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.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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