Semi-OT: Database for "average" users

[Andrew Hammond]

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> Even though MySQL lacks a lot of the features (triggers, etc) that
> PostgreSQL has over it, I haven't really needed anything more advanced.

How about such "features" as basic data valadation? Here's a
comprehensive list of the numerous short-commings of MySQL.

http://sql-info.de/mysql/gotchas.html

There's a similar list for Postgres at the same site. It's a whole lot
shorter.

> Basically... this amounts to "the path of least resistance" and the "if
> it's good enough for them it's good enough for me (until I need
> something more)" mentality.

Windows is good enough for the vast majority of computer users. If you
don't know what to expect out of a database then it's not suprising that
you'd be willing to settle for something as inferior as MySQL.

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