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I already prefer PostgreSQL

Story: Oracle guru speaks peace, MySQL old-guard cautiousTotal Replies: 3
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softwarejanitor

Apr 22, 2009
3:13 PM EDT 		And I would think Oracle should also. Its much easier to use PostgreSQL interchagably with Oracle than MySQL because PostgreSQL's SQL, stored procedure syntax, types and way of doing things like sequence generation are generally closer to Oracle than MySQL's are. PostgreSQL is also closer to DB2 as well, which is probably the other most capable commercial database next to Oracle.
Steven_Rosenber

Apr 22, 2009
5:09 PM EDT 		I get the feeling that for non-PHP use, PostgreSQL is very popular.
tuxtom

Apr 23, 2009
3:25 AM EDT 		I see PostgreSQL used in more mission-critical apps. Billing data and such. A friend of mine is a PostgreSQL admin for a national wireless carrier.
herzeleid

Apr 23, 2009
5:40 PM EDT 		pandora.com uses postgres -

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