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How to Break a MySQL Left Join
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inklesspen
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This is insane. Why do people use MySQL, again?
pyroman
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Yeah, it can get crazy sometimes, but I think it's fun still. What would you suggest that is better?
inklesspen
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PostgreSQL. There's actually a couple of good MySQL v. PostgreSQL threads on News.YC today; check them out.
pyroman
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Yeah, I've heard a lot of great things about PostgreSQL. I'll check those out. Thanks.
goofygrin
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Likely because it's installed on 99.9% of all web hosts and almost every LAMP software uses it.
neilc
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Why is this "insane"? Or do you just mean the usage of MySQL in general, not the behavior described by the article?
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