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Re:Everything you ever wanted to know about choosing a database by jbverschoor on Saturday December 28, 2019 @02:00PM (#21900901)
Answer: just use postgresql until it hurts
Re:Everything you ever wanted to know about choosing a database by cleansy on Saturday December 28, 2019 @02:13PM (#21900995)
I second that. Given the 20,30 or whatever years postgres dealt with all kinds of file systems, hard drive failure codes and what not I would not recommend to jump to any of the newer contenders without a very good reason. I am not biased towards postgres per se but of all the newer components that the digital world can offer I like to be as secure as possible when it comes to the question whether or not my data was actually Written to a disk. It’s a surprisingly hard problem when you have to work with thousands of connections.
Re:Everything you ever wanted to know about choosing a database by Swizec on Saturday December 28, 2019 @04:40PM (#21901946)
Yep. Postgres with a combination of others for specific use-cases is a winning combination imo
Re:Everything you ever wanted to know about choosing a database by dano on Saturday December 28, 2019 @08:54PM (#21903305)
I'll pile on to this. Use Postgresql and get focused on your product not the pros and cons of DBs. Postgresql until proven otherwise.