[hobonation]

I think so. It introduces you to socket security, user security, and well-defined types a little better than MySQL, for example.

Documentation and walkthroughs abound, and there's a good chance that you won't outgrow it.

[jamesfinlayson]

> well-defined types a little better than MySQL

Ugh yes. I remember starting on MySQL then being hit by the strictness of Postgres... then terrified by the looseness of MySQL when I moved back (changing jobs).