| Subject | Re: Musicbrainz & Postgresql Vs. FireBird |
|---|---|
| Author | Mark Pawelek |
| Post date | 2002-05-07T11:24:54Z |
Postgres advantages over Firebird:
1) There are several books on Postgres SQL, including three or four good
ones. There isn't a single Firebird book and there were no Interbase
books in any of the big London (UK) bookstores.
2) Postgres has a procedural programming language (like Oracle) in which
SQL can be embedded. (I imagine that this would be a huge advantage -
from my experience of moving ADO manipulated data to Stored Procedures
in ASP.)
3) Postgres has more traffic on public access newsgroups relating to
"how to do" things. Is there a Firebird NNTP newsgroup? The Evil Empire
wins flat out here though - w.r.t. the speed with which queries are
addressed (but also w.r.t. the number of books they have (Oh yeh that
Larry E is included with the Evil One, because he too has turned to the
Dark-side).
Note I've only ever used MS SQL so I can only speak about
Postgres/Interbase from what I've read. But I have looked at some of the
Postgres books, 3 of which I rate as very good.
OK to complain about them (Postgres) knocking you - but as a
minion/slave of the Evil Empire I suggest that a constructive alliance
of Postgres and Firebird/Interbase would be mutually beneficial and
would benefit any new users out there.
-----Original Message-----
Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 15:19:17 -0000
From: "csswa" <csswa@...>
Subject: Re: Musicbrainz & Postgresql Vs. FireBird
a sensible person, it didn't immediately persuade me that postgres was
better than Interbase/Firebird. I'd prefer to see the results of
stress-testing a database in the real world.
<snip>
for most novice users (and for me).
1) There are several books on Postgres SQL, including three or four good
ones. There isn't a single Firebird book and there were no Interbase
books in any of the big London (UK) bookstores.
2) Postgres has a procedural programming language (like Oracle) in which
SQL can be embedded. (I imagine that this would be a huge advantage -
from my experience of moving ADO manipulated data to Stored Procedures
in ASP.)
3) Postgres has more traffic on public access newsgroups relating to
"how to do" things. Is there a Firebird NNTP newsgroup? The Evil Empire
wins flat out here though - w.r.t. the speed with which queries are
addressed (but also w.r.t. the number of books they have (Oh yeh that
Larry E is included with the Evil One, because he too has turned to the
Dark-side).
Note I've only ever used MS SQL so I can only speak about
Postgres/Interbase from what I've read. But I have looked at some of the
Postgres books, 3 of which I rate as very good.
OK to complain about them (Postgres) knocking you - but as a
minion/slave of the Evil Empire I suggest that a constructive alliance
of Postgres and Firebird/Interbase would be mutually beneficial and
would benefit any new users out there.
-----Original Message-----
Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 15:19:17 -0000
From: "csswa" <csswa@...>
Subject: Re: Musicbrainz & Postgresql Vs. FireBird
> If anyone wants to see an extremely biased, deceptive, andLooks like a lot of advertising. I'd already seen and read it but, being
> plain nonsense comparison between the two, go here:
>
> http://www.vitavoom.com/postgresql.html
a sensible person, it didn't immediately persuade me that postgres was
better than Interbase/Firebird. I'd prefer to see the results of
stress-testing a database in the real world.
<snip>
> A nonsense article like this one makes me wonder, though: why theProbably. My points (1 & 3) above stress that support is a major factor
> need to make false 'comparisons'? Got to push their support services,
> I guess.
for most novice users (and for me).
> Regards,
> Andrew Ferguson