Very smart your opinion, I agree at all with you. -----Mensaje original----- De: Bruce Feist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviado el: Monday, July 14, 2003 5:37 AM Para: MySQL List Asunto: Re: MySQL vs. PostgreSQL -- speed test
Marek Lewczuk wrote: >For everyone who thinks about moving from MySQL to PostgreSQL I have a >realy bad news - It's not worth. > That's a bit of an overstatement! >Why, You may ask... A few days ago I >have installed and tested PostgreSQL, becouse I realy need UTF-8 support >and subselects. I thought that PostgreSQL will be as good as MySQL but >also will give me that features, > Optimist! >I was shocked... I have made several tests with simple and complicated >querys - select, update, insert, drop. PostgreSQL execute those querys >even 20 times slower than MySQL. On average, PostgreSQL is 2-3 times >slower. > Which is *fine* for many applications, although not all. >So, all people who needs trigers/views/procedures etc. have to be >patient and wait for new MySQL versions. > > If maximum speed is critical. It's easy to lose sight of the fact that speed is not the only criterion in choosing a DBMS. Features, stability, security, and so on can be just as important or more so. No single DBMS is going to win all the prizes; the trick is to find the one with the right balance. Bruce Feist -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
