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I used mySQL once, at college. I sworn I would never use it again. Today, PostgreSQL with PostGIS and PG Admin is pretty unbeatable.

Vencit omnia veritas.
by Luis de Sousa (luis[dot]a[dot]de[dot]sousa[at]gmail[dot]com) on Fri Jan 30th, 2009 at 09:02:28 AM EST
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I'll put in a small defense of the Finn, Uffa Widenius, as one of the founders of mysql.

At the time and in context, it was fairly bold. But maybe a couple of years too early and unable to take advantage of later developments and thinking. This happens a lot - timing is crucial. Or rather luck is crucial. I've had my share of luck, but all too often I have been working too far ahead of the curve to make money, only to see people set up businesses later. But this is what I enjoy, so I haven't changed ;-)

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Jan 30th, 2009 at 09:31:52 AM EST
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No, I don't understand that comment at all. Do you mean technical or business developments and thinking?
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Jan 30th, 2009 at 09:44:57 AM EST
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got to be business developement, after all the tabloids keep telling us who could actually enjoy thinking?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Fri Jan 30th, 2009 at 09:56:24 AM EST
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Both. I'm not the person to argue on technical developments since the 1995 release of mysql, but I am sometimes in meetings with coders and get to know their preferences, and some background. So I am repeating what they said.

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Jan 30th, 2009 at 10:09:59 AM EST
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