Let me preface this by saying this is my personal opinion and does not express any official MySQL standpoint.
While certainly not the first to issue the statement, "MySQL Is Not a Real Database", yesterday Dave Dargo, advisor to Ingres, blogged about his thoughts on why indeed MySQL is not a real database. Let me present my thoughts about this now-long-tired strain of thought.
Dave, while acknowledging that MySQL is "one of the most successful database systems out there", states the he holds self-evident that "MySQL is not a real database". I think Dave, and thousands of other professionals in our industry, are missing the point: MySQL isn't trying to conform to some decades-old definition of what is a "real" database. Why? Because we aren't stuck in the past; we're forging ahead with technology, concepts, and application …
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