Re: db-engines Ranking for PostgreSQL

Am 05.12.2013 16:57, schrieb Sameer Kumar:
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> On 5 Dec 2013 23:52, "Robert Treat" <rob(at)xzilla(dot)net
> <mailto:rob(at)xzilla(dot)net>> wrote:
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> > (woops, re-sending to OP as I forgot to cc the list)
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> > On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 5:23 AM, Sameer Kumar
> <sameer(dot)kumar(at)ashnik(dot)com <mailto:sameer(dot)kumar(at)ashnik(dot)com>> wrote:
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> > > Hi,
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> > > I was recently going through the ranking of Databases given by
> db-engines.com <http://db-engines.com>
> > >
> > > PostgreSQL was ranked 5th, with a score 7 times lesser than Oracle
> and 6times lesser than MySQL. You can check their ranking Algorithm
> over here:
> > > http://db-engines.com/en/ranking_definition
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> > The one question I always wondered about that was when they track
> > PostgreSQL, do they also include "Postgres". I think we're
> > particularly more susceptible to this problem than other databases.
> >
> That's a good point. I myself search "Postgres" more often that
> PostgreSQL.
> Let me reply to these people.
>

I doubt that will make much of a difference...
- Google lists 12.5 mio hits for "PostgreSQL database" and 3.8 mio for
"Postgres database" (which they claim to look at).
- I guess by the nature of our beloved system (and its outstanding
docs), you'll tend to find significantly less mentions/noob questions on
{DBA,''} Stackexchange and the like... Postgres' quality is its curse in
this case... ;-)
- re. Job offers, we might want to mention "Postgre" as well ;-/ (Not
that it would matter a lot, Oracle & M{y,s}sql are clearly in front there)

Just my 2p,

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