Re:The Part of PostgreSQL We Hate the Most (Multi-Version Co...
by lmm on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @10:52PM
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> MongoDB gained traction not because it's an alternative to MySQL or PostgreSQL.
Disagree. It gained traction because it was an alternative to MySQL in the ways that mattered - fast, easy to administer, widely known, good enough. Yes, there are significant differences in the details of what they do - but in terms of someone looking for a backing datastore for their webapp, they're actually competing in a very similar space.
Disagree. It gained traction because it was an alternative to MySQL in the ways that mattered - fast, easy to administer, widely known, good enough. Yes, there are significant differences in the details of what they do - but in terms of someone looking for a backing datastore for their webapp, they're actually competing in a very similar space.