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I love Postgres, and I usually get grumpy when forced to use Mysql, but ... rather than lots of fluffy features (most of the stuff listed here is not that compelling taken individually), the thing for me about Postgres is that it's solid, reliable, and dependable. It behaves correctly. It has transactions. It has DDL transactions. It can, by and large, be counted on to get things right, rather than take shortcuts. It's a well-crafted tool that you can get a lot of mileage out of if you know what you're doing.


In other words, it is what you find yourself sorely wanting when you use MySQL for a non-trivial length of time.


Well, yeah, that or some inanimate object to vent my frustrations on by kicking it


Oh yes, transactions…




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