PostgreSQL Advocates Press On | Linux Today

PostgreSQL Advocates Press On

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 7, 2007

“Advocates of PostgreSQL say the open-source database is
continuing to slowly win converts even as it remains in the shadow
of the more widely used MySQL.

“PostgreSQL has come a long way technically since its inception
in the 1980s, when it was known as Postgres. Today it remains
sufficiently modern and relevant to developers, and it is one of
the lower-cost open-source alternatives to proprietary products,
advocates say…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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