29 Sep
2007
29 Sep
'07
1:58 a.m.
Peter Arremann wrote:
On Friday 28 September 2007, Miark wrote:
On Fri, 28 Sep 2007, gjgowey@tmo.blackberry.net wrote:
Mysql is to databases what Lincoln logs are to cinder blocks.
What open source DB progs do you like--if any?
You shouldn't have asked that question... :)
When the dust settles at the end of the religious war you just started, you'll usually end up with people mostly agreeing on the following points:
[snip a bunch of well-presented decision factors]
What about for new database users? I assume there's boatloads of documentation for all options, but which tends to work well for those attempting to learn DB management?
I'm a sysadmin, bash scripter, and aspiring Pythonista, if such knowledge influences the recommendation.
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Brad Beyenhof
Systems Administrator
UC San Diego, Laboratory of Cognitive Imaging