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		paulddraper on Aug 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: When did Postgres become cool? > MySQL was known for fast and Postgres for features and correctness That's still the case. In particular, MySQL is faster for updates (no MVCC), but that comes at a cost that I would be hesitant to pay.

evanelias on Aug 10, 2023 [–]

InnoDB (MySQL's default storage engine since 2010) has always used MVCC. Its MVCC implementation is arguably better than Postgres's in some important ways, see e.g. https://ottertune.com/blog/the-part-of-postgresql-we-hate-th...

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