Funniest Database Quote

Andrew — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:50:41 +0000

I found this on Slashdot today as a question posed to Brian Aker, who is the Director of Architecture for MySQL AB. Having extensively used both MySQL and PostgreSQL myself, I found this quite hilarious:

So, let me get this straight: you (mySQL) use a dolphin to fetch data while PostgreSQL uses an elephant to fetch data. Would that explain why PostgreSQL is better at fetching large datasets? Like, the elephant can haul more, but is slower while the dolphin is faster, but can’t carry as well? Have you thought about using a non-animal to fetch your data? Maybe a racecar? Those are fast and could probably haul as much as an elephant. Plus, then I wouldn’t need to have fish or peanuts in my server room.

I’ve Finally Learned A Database

Andrew — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:02:54 +0000

I’ve put it off for a long time as something I didn’t need, but now that I have the skill, I don’t know how I’ve gone without it. PHP with a MySQL database is extremely awesome. Before I learned how to use it, I was making my own way of storing and retrieving any dynamic information I kept on the site. This meant that everything was slow, and may not have worked correctly. That is no longer the case. The site is much faster when it’s drawing from the database, and the data comes out so much “cleaner” that it would have with one of my methods of storing and retrieving it.

This is a good day for AMWhalen.com, as the new site works as I want it to. At this point it’s not completed (as I still need to add content to some places), but it will soon be unveiled to the world of the internet.

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Funniest Database Quote

I’ve Finally Learned A Database