MySQL is a database that has been bending the SQL standard in ways that make it hard to move off MySQL. What may appear to be a clever technique for vendor lockin (or maybe just oversight of the standard) can be quite annoying in understanding the real meaning of the SQL language. One such example … Continue reading Use MySQL’s Strict Mode on all new Projects!
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Don’t Migrate to MariaDB just yet. MySQL is Back!
Now that I have your attention, I'd like to invite you to a critical review of where we're at in the MySQL vs. MariaDB debate. Around one month ago, I visited Oracle Open World 2014, and I've met with Morgan Tocker, the MySQL community manager at Oracle to learn about where MySQL is heading. Who … Continue reading Don’t Migrate to MariaDB just yet. MySQL is Back!