I've always likened it to riding a bicycle downhill with no brakes. Yes, it's faster, but...
Of course, now they've converged a lot, with Postgresql getting significant speed upgrades, and Mysql having InnoDB, with a few 'minor details' like transactions.
Of course, now they've converged a lot, with Postgresql getting significant speed upgrades, and Mysql having InnoDB, with a few 'minor details' like transactions.