On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 08:05:46PM -0800, JamesD wrote: > > i like mySQL, but it has a long way to go to gain the level of > 'confidence' that oracle, db2 or mssql or sybase have when it comes > to frontline mission critical stuff.
Can you explain why? > I think it will in time...thats why i stick with it. besides, > confidence is often just a synonym for 'knowledge' Really? I tend to see it more like confidence builds with experience (and therefore time). You don't need to know a lot about to become confident in its operation. Many of us don't *really* understand how gravity works, but we're quite confident in it. > select count(*) from x (0.00 seconds) > > if you dig into the source, you will probably find this common > select is built in and running all the time, > > and we are all just getting a pre-filled variable > returned from the method " select count(*) from (x) " Please find it. I'll bet you money that it's not. > I hope someone can prove me wrong... I think the burden of proof is on you. Jeremy -- Jeremy D. Zawodny | Perl, Web, MySQL, Linux Magazine, Yahoo! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | http://jeremy.zawodny.com/ MySQL 3.23.51: up 5 days, processed 219,909,773 queries (441/sec. avg) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
