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Re:Show HN: PRQL in PostgreSQL by riku_iki on Monday February 19, 2024 @03:44PM (#39434577)
> There's very little reason to choose a DB other than postgres

Postgres is single server OLTP DB with complicated failover story, it is strong enough reason to consider some other contenders e.g. CocroachDB, SpannerDB for distributed OLTP or OLAP specialized ClickHouse, BigQuery, DuckDB.

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Re:Show HN: PRQL in PostgreSQL by ttfkam on Monday February 19, 2024 @04:38PM (#39435120)
Aren't most of those wire-compatible with Postgres?
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Re:Show HN: PRQL in PostgreSQL by riku_iki on Monday February 19, 2024 @04:52PM (#39435275)
query language likely not fully supported
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Re:Show HN: PRQL in PostgreSQL by ttfkam on Monday February 19, 2024 @05:38PM (#39435668)
Yes, all engines are unique. Still wire compatible and still SQL though.
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Re:Show HN: PRQL in PostgreSQL by riku_iki on Monday February 19, 2024 @05:45PM (#39435746)
It's obvious, but what is your point, why are you saying this?
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