It would be really awesome if MySQL crew could spend a few months (half a year?) working on paper-cuts:
https://bugs.mysql.com/search.php?search_for=&status=Active&...
That's all the active bugs against MySQL. Note that this 10 year old bug isn't the oldest.
This is the oldest, from March 2003: https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=199 Note someone submitted a fix for that over a year ago (and verified under the OCA in November) but it still hasn't shipped. This is a bug that should never have taken 11 years to fix.
https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=3052 This one is great. ROLLBACK in a stored procedure doesn't close the cursor.
MySQL, for all its strengths, often feels like there is a bunch of typical geeks running the show. Lots of focus on the 'sexy' new features, not so much focus on keeping the lights on.