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by quest88 2994 days ago
Why isn't MySQL serious? It has powered many popular sites.
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attaboyjon 2994 days ago
You are right. It is a solid DB. I was more pointing out that if you have to move off Mysql, there are excellent options other than adopting a new columnar datastore.
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zimpenfish 2994 days ago
> Why isn't MySQL serious? It has powered many popular sites.

As has PHP. "popularity" isn't really evidence for it being a "serious" tool, is it?

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eeZah7Ux 2993 days ago
Why the downvotes? Popularity != quality.
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