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Re:A MySQL compatible database engine written in pure Go by maxloh on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @05:38PM (#39984567)
I know it is a matter of choice, but why was MySQL chosen instead of PostgreSQL? The latter seems to be more popular on Hacker News.
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Re:A MySQL compatible database engine written in pure Go by timsehn on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @05:45PM (#39984626)
> Why is Dolt MySQL flavored?

TLDR; Because go-mysql-server existed.

https://www.dolthub.com/blog/2022-03-28-have-postgres-want-d...

We have a Postgres version of Dolt in the works called Doltgres.

https://github.com/dolthub/doltgresql

We might have a go-postgres-server package factored out eventually.

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Re:A MySQL compatible database engine written in pure Go by tobinfekkes on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @05:44PM (#39984615)
Typically, things that are more popular on Hacker News are not most popular with the rest of the world.
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