Re: add column sillyness

"I'm tired of MySQL being beaten up by the PostgreSQL guys.  I am going
to fight back!  Where is my sword?"

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Thomas Zehetbauer wrote:
> Why do I have to use FOUR queries to accomplish the same result I can
> get from MySQL with only ONE query:
>
> alter table users add column $ColumnName text;
> alter table users alter column $ColumnName set default '';
> update users set t_shirt_size='' where $ColumnName is null;
> alter table users alter column $ColumnName set not null;
>
> MySQL is CLEARLY SUPERIOR in terms of
> - usability
>   - see above
> - performance
>   - uses index for for min()/max()
> - reliability
>   - no need to use vacuum
>   - no need to dump and restore databases for version upgrade
>   - never screwed up any of my databases
>
> I would therefore urgently recommend that
> 1) development of postgresql shall be immediately ceased
> 2) any resources gained thereby (developers, mirrors)  shall be donated
>   to MySQL
> 3) code produced by the former postgresql developers shall be subject to
>   a mandatory peer review before it is included in MySQL
>
> Regards
> Tom
>
>
>
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