Re: database navigator for derby
Lew wrote:
PostgreSQL, <http://www.postgresql.org/>, is robust, highly scalable,
largely SQL-conformant and has useful extensions. It's especially
suitable for those who swim happily in the world of SQL, with all its
views and subqueries and what-not.
Arne VajhQj wrote:
The SQL support in newer versions of MySQL is actually OK.
It is OK, in that it exists, but performance and execution plans reputedly are
not as efficient as in other systems. Postgres seems to support a more subtle
and rich set of SQL tricks and extensions, admittedly not of much use in
simple web-site apps but useful in data mining and high-volume transaction
applications.
I have used MySQL professionally and it will do the job if you use it right.
One thing about MySQL is that it isn't actually only one product - it
comprises a suite of database engines tuned for different application
profiles. Trying to speak of the One Right RDBMS is much like trying to
settle on the One Right Editor or One Right IDE.
In my own judgment, a statistical sample of one, MySQL is adequate for many
purposes, while Postgres and others are excellent for most purposes.
--
Lew