Comments on: Top 5 Best Databases

By: Vivek

Vivek — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:35:08 +0000

I am belonging to the category 5. But I expected you to give a technical up-down on it. I too come from Microsoft hating community.

Ignoring something is not the mature way to give your opinions. Please add more info and why MS SQL is so despicable, leaving out the compatibility woes.

By: code43

code43 — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:46:30 +0000

For NoSQL via Python, definitely check out the y_serial module which uses SQLite as database — amazingly simple yet persistent: http://yserial.sourceforge.net for more info and tutorial within the code itself.

By: kunal kadu

kunal kadu — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:43:56 +0000

i want to learn how to configure DNS serv er, NIS server in red hat Linux…..pls forward me the complete configuration….thanks in advance.

By: nitko nigdje

nitko nigdje — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:09:39 +0000

Any database system at least allows for:
1) data model
2) atomic, safe and concurrent access to data
3) consistency of data
4) administration procedures (backup, recovery, etc..)

The only thing which SQLlite has is a data model. It’s not a DB.

By: Emre

Emre — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:48:01 +0000

I agree to Rich M. Title is misleading. Also I think it should be “database systems” or “database management systems” in title

By: Peter Veentjer

Peter Veentjer — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:37:12 +0000

Postgresql, Mysql + InnoDb and Oracle all use MVCC. And Afaik the newer sql servers also have some form of snapshot isolation.

By: Rich M

Rich M — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:54:38 +0000

I think the title of this entry is somewhat misleading ‘Top 5 Best Databases’. Top 5 best databases for what? Top 5 best databases for small internet applications?

I’m underwhelmed that the title of this piece does not take into account the databases mentioned above by S Atluri, or indeed the Progress OpenEdge RDBMS which all have huge user bases to take into account.

The question on the link provided is “What is your favourite Database?” – This certainly is not related to the article title mentioned on this page?

By: S Atluri

S Atluri — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:33:24 +0000

I don’t see any ranking for DB2 UDB or sybase…

By: Marcus Rhodes

Marcus Rhodes — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:10:04 +0000

Oracle best for mission-critical apps?! Another fine example of how consensus should not be taken for reality.

You’d be surprised, I’m sure, to learn just how much of the world actually runs on one of the many flavours of Pick/Multi-value, and that because they have learned the hard way, rather than by the consensus of observers and mono-theists, what actually works best.

Pick’s data-structures and file-system, while unusual, are simple to comprehend and use. Its query language was among the first. And it is so easy to program that most Pick ‘programmers’ are really little more than advanced users. (So, if you’re looking for a field where your structured, objective, collaborative programming skills will catapult you to the forefront, here’s a field that’s wide open.) (And the pay’s pretty good, too!)

Oracle is a false friend to Linux. SQL and friends are really just annexes of Microsoft.

As databases go, ‘Pick’ is Linux’s truest friend, and, as such, warrants at least some recognition if not promotion.

By: vivek

vivek — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:05:00 +0000

Is it possible that only people having knowledge of MySQL or interested in learning more about MySQL are coming to this site as the difference between first and others is really huge which either makes mockery of the contest or implies that MySQL dominates more than 70% of the DB market. Just a thought..