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Databases: MySQL and PostgreSQL
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Otto Kekäläinen: Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source
If you care about supporting open source software, and still use MySQL in 2026, you should switch to MariaDB like so many others have already done.
The number of git commits on github.com/mysql/mysql-server has been significantly declining in 2025. The screenshot below shows the state of git commits as of writing this in January 2026, and the picture should be alarming to anyone who cares about software being open source.
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Vikash Patel ☛ OLTP vs OLAP - Why You Need Two Databases
"The database that runs your app cannot be the database that analyzes your app." It's a hard lesson learned at scale. Early on, Postgres does it all. But as you hit massive scale, your analytics queries start killing your login APIs. This post breaks down the physics of Row-oriented (Couchbase) vs Column-oriented (ClickHouse) databases, and how to bridge them using Change Data Capture (CDC) for a robust, lag-free architecture.
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DEV Community ☛ I Replaced Redis with PostgreSQL (And It's Faster) - DEV Community
I had a typical web app stack:
• PostgreSQL for persistent data
• Redis for caching, pub/sub, and background jobsTwo databases. Two things to manage. Two points of failure.
Then I realized: PostgreSQL can do everything Redis does.
I ripped out Redis entirely. Here's what happened.