On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 03:34:02PM -0600, Nate Duehr wrote: > > On Aug 11, 2006, at 3:24 PM, Ryan Nowakowski wrote: > > > > >MySQL does data validation: > >http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/mysql-data-integrity.html > > > >I guess you're a little behind the curve ;) > > Well, it was MySQL that was behind the curve for the longest time. > Can't blame someone for not wanting to use something that new. > > A real DB has had that feature for 10+ years. > > Informix is pretty inexpensive, comparatively to Oracle, and kicks > ass all over Postgres *and* MySQL. Just as ONE example. > > Being a MySQL fan-boy is fine, but MySQL isn't the only thing out > there, as much as many fan-boys would like to think it is.
It's not that I'm a "fan-boy" of MySQL. I use both MySQL and Postgres currently and have used Oracle in the past. I just think that if you're going to throw out stuff like, "Don't use foo because it doesn't do bar like that other software", you should have your facts straight.
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