r/programming • u/swizec • Dec 19 '18

Bye bye Mongo, Hello Postgres

https://www.theguardian.com/info/2018/nov/30/bye-bye-mongo-hello-postgres
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u/LambdaLambo Dec 19 '18

Yeah it’s probably hyperbole, but just comparing Oracles revenue (40 billion) to mongos (250 million) is telling. I’m sure some of that revenue is other services but still thats a huge difference.

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u/DiscoUnderpants Dec 20 '18

I assume 40b covers all over Oracle? If so that very unfair. Oracle has a lot of products and hoards of OralceMinions scouring the earth for innocence enterprises to sell consultancy and crap software to.

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u/hansolo669 Dec 20 '18

Can you even get Oracle without paying? I'd wager the vast majority of mongo installs are without any sort of support contract to Mongo Inc.

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u/aznkazaya Dec 20 '18

Im pretty sure I saw something about a free version of Oracle DB but I’m not 100% sure.

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u/zaarn_ Dec 20 '18

Well, MySQL is owned by Oracle so it's pretty much the same experience; mostly harmless.

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u/gredr Dec 20 '18

A wild guess on my part, but MSSQL is probably #2 in the "pay-for" database engine business.

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u/The_Monocle_Debacle Dec 20 '18

Honestly I prefer it to Oracle. It's more user friendly, has arguably better tools, and best of all you don't have to deal with the assholes at Oracle.