Re: MySQL versus Postgres

I only said this to criticize it.  And I agree completely with Thomas.

John


On Aug 6, 2010, at 2:09 PM, Thomas Kellerer wrote:

> John Gage wrote on 06.08.2010 04:41:
>> But most people, including myself, don't even want to know the
>> documentation exists (for anything). We just want to plunge in and
>> do it.
>
> That just doesn't work and is an attitude that won't get you far.
>
> In order to do things properly you need to learn and understand what
> you are dealing with. "Plunging" into something might look easy at
> the start but will get you into problems later when you need to
> understand *why* and *how* things are working.
>
> This is not something unique to Postgres or databases in general.
> It's not even unique to software.
> Learn what youare doing (or dealing with) is a "strategy" that
> applies to everything you do.
>
> Do take the time to read the manuals - including the MySQL manual
> (because just "plunging" into MySQL simply doesn't work either)
> It'll make you a lot more proficient in the long run.
>
> Regards
> Thomas
>
>
>
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