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On Jan 14, 2008 1:16 PM, <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:43:37 -0500 > > From: "Matt Shields" <[hidden email]> > > Subject: Re: Why is Postgres so much better than MySQL? > > To: "David Kramer" <[hidden email]> > > Cc: [hidden email] > > Message-ID: > > <[hidden email]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > On Jan 14, 2008 8:13 AM, David Kramer <[hidden email]> wrote: > >> I like MySQL, but this is one of the reasons it gets such a bad rap, > >> frankly. When the MySQL-phile is confronted with a feature/problem > >> comparison, it inevitably comes down to "Hey, we've had that feature for > >> three whole months now!", or "that bug was just fixed" or "the beta > >> release has that". > >> > >> It's kinda "new money" if you know what I mean. MySQL got quite a few > >> features pretty late in the game that some considered pretty mandatory > >> (i.e. transactions, stored procedures). > >> > > > > MySQL has always gotten a bad rap in the past because DBA elitists > > <RANT> > I DESPISE the notion that "elite" is somehow bad. If I am going to have an > operation, I want an ELITE TEAM of doctors working on me. Similarly, I am > an "elitist" because I think that quality, skill, knowledge, experience > and things like that actually account for something. > > I, as well as you, SHOULD listen to the "elite" in a field about their > field. The anti-elitist movement is the reason's why idiots run the > country. No, we can't have any elite people running FEMA during > emergencies, where actual lives may be saved, That would be elitist! > > The elite KNOW THINGS that the lesser > [educated|experienced|knowledgeable|skilled] do not and that is why > "elite" is a good thing. You too may be elite if you want to work for it, > but it is easier to knock the elite than it is to measure up.
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