What the hell have you built

Re:What the hell have you built by Komte on Thursday November 06, 2025 @05:05AM (#45833452)

Don't agree. Getting managed postgress from one of the myriad providers is not much harder than using sqlite, but postgress is more flexible and future proof.

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Re:What the hell have you built by ErroneousBosh on Thursday November 06, 2025 @05:17AM (#45833536)

I use Postgres for pretty much everything once I get beyond "text in a database with a foreign key to a couple of things".

Why?

Because in 1999 when I started using PHP3 to write websites, I couldn't get MySQL to work properly and Postgres was harder but had better documentation.

It's ridiculous spinning up something as "industrial strength" as Postgres for a daft wee blog, just as ridiculous as using a 500bhp Scania V8 for your lawnmower.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and spend ten seconds cutting my lawn.

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Re:What the hell have you built by eskibars on Thursday November 06, 2025 @05:22AM (#45833568)

Isn't the entire point of this post that many companies opt for flexible+future proof far too prematurely?

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