MySQL on PIGSTY

MySQL and Baijiu: The Internet’s Obedience Test

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

MySQL is to the internet what baijiu is to China: harsh, hard to swallow, yet worshipped because culture demands obedience. Both are loyalty tests—will you endure discomfort to fit in? Read more

MySQL vs. PostgreSQL @ 2025

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A 2025 reality check on where PostgreSQL stands relative to MySQL across features, performance, quality, and ecosystem. Read more

OpenHalo: MySQL Wire-Compatible PostgreSQL is Here!

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

What? PostgreSQL can now be accessed using MySQL clients? That’s right, openHalo, which was open-sourced on April Fool’s Day, provides exactly this capability and has now joined the Pigsty kernel family. Read more

Solving Poker 24 with a Single SQL Query

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

An interesting but tricky puzzle: solving the 24 game with SQL. The PostgreSQL solution. Read more

Can MySQL Still Catch Up with PostgreSQL?

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Author: Peter Zaitsev (Percona Founder) | Original: Can MySQL Catch Up with PostgreSQL?

Percona founder Peter Zaitsev discusses whether MySQL can still keep up with PostgreSQL. His views largely represent the MySQL community’s perspective. Read more

MySQL is dead, Long live PostgreSQL!

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This July, MySQL 9.0 was finally released—a full eight years after its last major version, 8.0 (@2016-09). Read more

Can Oracle Still Save MySQL?

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Author: Peter Zaitsev (Percona Founder) | Original: Can Oracle Save MySQL?

Percona founder Peter Zaitsev publicly expressed disappointment with MySQL and Oracle, criticizing the declining performance with newer versions. Read more

Oracle Finally Killed MySQL

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Author: Peter Zaitsev (Percona Founder) | Original: Is Oracle Finally Killing MySQL?

Peter Zaitsev, founder of Percona, criticizes how Oracle’s actions and inactions have killed MySQL. About 15 years after acquiring Sun and MySQL. Read more

MySQL Performance Declining: Where is Sakila Going?

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Author: Marco Tusa (Percona) | Original: Sakila, Where Are You Going?

Higher MySQL versions mean worse performance? Percona monitoring shows slow migration from 5.7 to 8.x. PostgreSQL is pulling ahead. Read more

How Can MySQL's Correctness Be This Garbage?

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

MySQL’s transaction ACID has flaws and doesn’t match documentation promises. This may lead to serious correctness issues - use with caution. Read more